davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
rh.nrrll Hnnd. at ,ILdninilt.

? BosroS, December 1S.-At midnight to-
night the possession Of the Denver Z Rio
GrandS Railroad passes ilta The hands Of
me Itlhisoa, Topeka q Santa Re Railroad,
aud orders have been given directing the
employees OF the Denver road 10 report 70
the general manager Of the Atchison road.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

VIZ are indebted to Rev. Dr.. Mayer, the
Jewish Rabbi here, for a copy of a little
work that he issued as far back as 1871, in
,id Of his congregation at Richmond,
Va, where he then lived. 1t is called
"Culings from Carmel" being a selection
Of parallels and allegories translated from
The Hebrew, each one OF which conveys
some interesting and appropriate moral.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
IsneHeres
po Deeember lq.-E. N.

PARxERsBuRo, December l2-k.l y.
WRIGHT A dealer in oils, liyingat Volcano,
wsst yirsEiiia, i Els been missing since last ! {
Frilsy The sheriff and Constable
ieyisd on bis properly ne Ter ,deStss Y Z
ID said, TO the amount o. StuV9. Nnsn
Isst beard ron be was at Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
wretch Who Deseryes HIS ssatoaee,

-,LaplsYEILE, December lathe Jury in
tho case Of Gearge Washington, negro,
who horribly outraged Frances otte, a
white sirl aged eleven years, using .
Knife 10 accomplish his purpose, in octo:
ber last, returned verdict of guilty, and
fIed the penalty death by haRNng.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

isAR.ToeAi December ls-The Firs. Na!
tiOnal Bank suspended to-day owing 70 a
EgA atoEins out a the aefalCation ofGonR.
~ Treasurer Wright. The run was then
prscipitated on the Commercial Bank, and
its doors were closed,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

A Prominent cigar manufacturer in this
,ity has received the following Washing
ton aIyices from the Hon. Henry G. Da-
us: 'The strong impression here is that
there will be no change made in tax on
tobacco and liquors this session. .ls5i
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
ROYAL SvAL1Ds.

The Queen is-indisposed.
. The Standard has the following:
DdrmaGdt,s I 80 Friduy nigAk-Prtneess
Alice Is unconscious; pulse 40; inhaling
ceased.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14


WILL the Fairmont Inder inform It's
readers what was the nature OF the ''in-
hmous treatment" that J. n. Camden
received from Gov. Jacob and his Demo
cratic friends in 1872, = and also as to the
"pusilIanimous conduct Of the 'Republi-
cans in the same canvass2 Our impression
has always been that Gov. Jacob ran on
the square in that canvass, relying on his
record against corruption and jobbery for
vindicatiOn at the hands Of the people
without distinction of party. He did not
choose to go into a set up Convention to
seek the Democratic nomination, and the
Republicans did not see fit to make a
nomination against him. This is the whole
story boiled down.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

I iAiExPHls, December lS-The steamer
Martin Speed, eamlsg AMI ei tRe ArEaRsas
tilef, stIhck d snag twenty miles below
Pine Bluff, tearing hole four feet long
in the rake hull The snag remained IN
the huh, not doing serious damage
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
MartalitI AmpnE IIlEsa. cqafLsl.

IRioaNoHn, Va 1eepEliu uer ld.-file slF-
eeon OF the Penitentiary, IN his annual re-
port, states that ortot $50 eonvicts, hired
TO the James River & Kanswha Canal Co.
Iss: sssdis Ssss ssa brs ssf f6E @
shows 8 per cent d mort tAIity, while the
mortality In tie prison Is only q pei cent.
Tkc General Assembly appointed COM
nnslass n f6ksslllsAAts .lAAslss- -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
Gke Gatelliaetrter,
oaIee. Nos. 25 and "a fourteenth street.

50 i, seems from the appointment Of
Charley Scott as Postmaster at Parkenbutg
Inst civil service reform does not mean
r.+petual incnmbency in Office. 81
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

NEW Yoax, December ls.-Arriyed-
Weseri from Bremen. ,
PHiLADELPHrA, December l3.-Arriyed
Lord Give, from Liverpool.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
PetroIeum Market.

Prr1ssuRGH, December l3.-PETRoLEuN-
Quiet; crude at 81 l3A at Parker's for imme-
diate shipment; refined sxe, Philadelphia
delivery. slf lift
LeSpos, December 1s.-prrsoLEuS Re.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

GES. W. H. POWELL was at the Western
Nail Association meeting at Pittsburgh
h, week. The General has pooling
rheme on the tapis, and is on mission
q eyangelization among the nail brethren.
lie is expected down this way in few
,lSys TO convert the Belfonters from the
errors Of their way Lpnton Register.
The General seems to have made some
impression at Pittsburgh, and we shall not
besurprised to hear that he has converted
the "Belfonters" at Ironton. The Pitts
Buryh HangfaetEr OF yesterday observes
that The nail manufacturers have put up
prices and are evidently perteeting plan,
by which they can control production and,
thereby prices.n ',.' rs. 'f.'..'i, 81 w. ..t
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

THERE seems to be suppressed feel
ing of excitement in and around Mounds.
vile in regard to whether oil has really
been struck by the parties boring on the
Thompson farm, opposite that place.
There are those who suspect that it has
been struck, or, at all events, that the i'm
portant fact OF the existance Of oil in pay
ing quantities sheen satisfactorily aseef
talned, and that the discovery Is being
kspta secret by those engaged in boring
for oil, to the end that they may lease all
the land around about and thus make d
good scoop when the denouement comes.
Be the facts as they may, work has been
suspended for the time being, and the Re
yr7 announces that the parties boring
the well have gone to Pittsburgh for the
purpose las is supposed Of preparing to
operate it. This is drawing pretty far
fetched inference, and, we presume, that
it is quite likely that thus far very little,
iianything, as to the future prospects has
been ascertained.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
EpMryps'ErcroRAI BILI.

At the expiration Of the morning hour
constellation Was resumed OF the. bill in
regafd.b The count Of The electoral vote
and Bayard spokeir its favor. y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
STEALING AND pEsTRoTlSG LETTERS.

W. NJ. Logan, clerk in the postofiice at
West Monterey, Clarion county, was ar
rested and brought to Pittsburgh this
afternoon by special agent Camp. Logan
is charged with stealing and destroying
letters Tor the purpose Of preventing an
appointment Of man named Hagan, as
postmaster. He was held in 81, 900 bail,
Tor hearing before United States Com.
missioner McCandless.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
FOREIGN NEWS.
BuLIIoNN ZANE,

LONDON, December l3.-The bullion
gone into the Bank OF England to-day was
f20S, 900.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14


ToBAcco in the neighborhood OF Clays-
vile, the best crops, is selling at from five
to seven dollars hundred. About Point
Pleasant, Francis Trott is reported rs pay.
ing about five dollars . hundred: This
tobacco is OF superior quaity.-Cdtd'neh,
(0l Prea. -. Z Z, :. Z,
This opinion OF Senator Davis is con-
frmed by the following Washington dis
patch: r''''''i .. a 80 ......'.. H.. 1
WASHINGTON, December Ie.-ItwiIl be
remembered that bill passed the House.
last winter providing for aredueion oi
tax on manufactured tobacco from twenty.
four to sixteen cents per pound. The p4t
snow before the Senate Finance Commit
tee, and delegation of,tobaeco men have
asked permission to submit arguments IN
favor Of its passage. The Committee VIII
have session on Saturday for the purpose
Of hearing these arguments. 1t Is not
probable that they will agree to repeu q
bill. Both Secretary Sherman and Com
missioner Raum have advised against It,
aud the gradual decrease OF the revenues
Of the country iorbids any feducuon IN
the rate Of taxation. The Scommttee ls
believed TO- have an oyerwhelmin majority
opposed 10 the reduction, ~ - -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
Financial and Commercial.
By TELEGRAPH.


Nrw Yorx, December IL 1S-MoSrY-Marke,
eusy AT 2JSaSiS per cent. Prime mercantile
5isbnrSed Sas5 IN. Cns.am reoeipts s2Is..
an Ciearincs n 50D an Sterling Exchanee.
bankens' bills stssiy Al 4 al. sig6t exehanses
on Nav York 4EX Dry foods Imports for
the week Il IN mo
GoEn-onIet n IOOX. Carving rates Ka9
ner CENT. Borrowing ra.es Aafy - : :
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. '@
r,.,,.s 49,. :. :, "a, 80, ,,a,t
FiTsTSSntis % ] tisssS S
Ei.sI Ir..srII.. IGFA m,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

was To- pass, Il was important that It be
passed before the holiday recess. ..,-
Mr.. wadliegh said that his resolution
would lead to y discnssion,J while the
patent bill would not.
Mr.. Blaine said that the Senator (Wad-
leigh did not know that the resolution
would provoke discussion.
Mr.. Wadleigh moved TO adjourn.
Messrs. Blaine, Edmunds and others on
the Republican side objected, and called
for the yeas and nays.
The motion TO adjourn was agreed 10 by
yeas 81, nays &c, Messrs. Booth, Davis
(1llinois), ingalls, and Wadleigh voting
with the Democrats in the affirmative.
Adjourned I'LL Monday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

aass AIexnader washing his hands ofthe
,EReaifcsfiAF5 Fiasea, -lE
naIlalre InaSIanASai, r7lst4 g] n =
Hon, Rosa j, Alexander informs US that
he opposed, with al his emery, the reor::
apniltlon q the Ohio Penitentiary, and
that he was bitterly denounced on account
Of hisopposition to this partisan scheme
which has % soon brought disgrace and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
High water at wheelIns er ferty-slx
Year,. glGlE aiEklS I yU-l

Coweu. sheets a Co., Of BelIaire.
BttaIrr Independent -s,i,f s.i,.si
The following Is statement OF the debts;,
Is far as ascertained, and the appraised.
value Of the assets OF the firm OF CoSen,
Sheets & Co. and OF B. Z. CoRen: ]. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
HEAvYsNowsroRM
Trains showed up and Buslness suspend.
ed-TWenty.tWo Inches at Kansas City.

4
81. LOUIS, December 1S.-Dispatche'
from Central and Western Missouri, Iowa
and Kansas say: The heaviest snow
storm known for years prevailed the past
twenty.four hours. The depth varies
from ten to thirty inches, and in some
localities very badly drifted, the railroads
obstructed and some OF them have been
obliged tosuspend running trains altogeth-
er.
At Lexington, No., and other places
the schools closed and business stopped.
At Fulton and Rock Island, Miss, the
river closed ..and people walked across it
on the ice. A sleet Storm set in here last
evening and covered the ground with .
thick sheet OF ice. To-day the weather
moderated and rain has fallen and still
continues.
A dispatch from Kansas City, No., says:
The heaviest snow storm ever known in
this section has been raging for the past
twenty-four hours. 1t began about s
O'Clock last evening, and there was depth
OF eleven inches at daylight this morning.
At 0 o'clock tonight the fall was between
q and % inches, about which time the
storm, seemed to abate. a perfect gale
followed the storm, and in many places
the snow drifted 70 the depth OF
six or eight feet. The only passenger
trains that have arrived to-day were the
Hannibal & St Joe, which came in five
hours late, and the Council Bluffs, that ar-
rived almost on time. All the other trains
are snow bound, but some are expected in
tonight. The Missouri Pacific, due here
this morning, is stuck near Greenwood,
and the Kansas City Northern near De-
witt, and the Kansas Pacific & Santa Fe,
between Lawrence and Topeka. No pas
senser trains went out this afternoon.
Business OF all kinds virtually suspended.
FIFTEEN INCHES AT LEAyESwoRrH.
A Leayenworth dispatch says: The
heavy snow sstorm :reached here at nine
o'clock last evening accompanied by q
slight wind. The snow fell rapidly oil
evening and during the day, covering the
ground to the depth of fifteen inches on
the level and drifting in many places high
enough to hide fences from sight.
The storm still continues, although not as
severe rs in the morning. 1t is considered
the heaviest snow storm known in Kansas
for ten years. The Missouri river Is full OF
floating ice and its closing Is looked for
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14
DEATH Is A CELLAR.

An unknown man, about 80 years Of
age, was instantly killed this morning by
falling into the cellar OF the Fort Wayne
depot in Allegheny: His name is suppos-
ed to have been William Burnison.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-14

In the House of Commons to-day the
Chancellor OF Exchequer said there was
no truth in the statement. that the conf
dental Communication from Germany al
luded to by Bourke, in the House Of Com
mons, was a proposal that England should
assume the protectorate over Constand-
nople, etc. BE declared that the commu
nication referred only to the execution Of
the treaty Of Berlin.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
THE SCULPTOR'S SPOUSE.

They we're long past the meridian of life and both
had been married before. She in deep
ing; he was sobery attired. Husband and wife for
more than nine years they had been. but latterly
they had estrangcd. and the husband left hs
home He stood before Judge Otterbourg at Jeffer-
son Market Police Court yesterday, charged by his
wife with abandonment. His is Thomas
Paiisscr, and he is Italian sculptor, employed in
one of the best known studios in this city.
as this woman your wife?" asked the magistrate
.She is not my wife, replied the prisoner in good
English.
toward him with deprecatory gesture
Hush ma am How long have you lived with
pasacrY' den anded the Court.
''six years.
Had you any children"
where are they madam
Two are dasd, sir" said she, a. tear dropped
from her eye the black Grape veil her shoulder.
And this man Is your husbandY"
lie Is. sir. But he went away some time ago with
another woman and is living with her now
Why dont you support your fAmiyr tho pris-
"fll support my child IL she gives TO me- but,
told her. won't give hor one penny
How much do you oarnr'
1.-TWO sovcnty-hve day"
swell. then you have 70 give $3.50 security thst
you win pay this woman 81 week. which Is my de-
csion."
The man shrugged his shoulders and elevated his
eyebrows
Arc you living with that other woman nowr in
quired the Judge.
II arm boarding with her"
whats the matter with your wife tina, you won't
live with herg"
''She gets drunk
God forgive your" calculated the woman.
-she doesnt look rs II she did. You have heard
Tho was locked up for the night
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
ALWAYS WITH YOU"

The storm of yesterday sent out of doors IN tho
charitable societies numbers OF poor women seeking
for relief, all Of whom had TO be turned away, the
treasures empty. There acontinuous rush
Of applicants ut the Department Of Charities and
rection with o similar result the annual appropria
ton not yet having been made by the Finance De-
partment In the streets idle workngmen suffered
severely during the day. The storm drenched them
and the dispirting task OF yainly looking for work
abandoned for the not less cheerful one of find
ing refuge under awnings seeking shelter in
nrele-s tenements II the first day this season
that the poor felt the bitter cold and forced to
look ard the terrible dreary months of winter
without single hope except from the charitable
people OF tho city. Numbers OF families have pre-
scented their claims for help 70 the officers OF the
societies and tho old story of wanting to work
but unable 70 find it, prevails in every
Finance Department will make appropriations to
many ~ the societies. and the money cannot como
too soon, for with empty treasures and the pnblic
not in a mood 10 give except in absolutely necessary
cases, tho thousands of the poor must fare badly.
A husband and wife who for some time past
have had bard struggle TO live, will be found tho
top floor 'front.' OF No. 1852 East Forty second street
They are Germans, the husband, though q tailor by
trade. being in rank baron Of his native country.
They have been only about months in this coun-
try, and have no funds The husband asks for work
NV
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
-----7---.-e--
TIE PATHOS OF POVERTY.

sgismnnd Strauss . cgarmaker. was arrested
Yesterday morning in Canal street. near the Bowery
with number Of unstamped cigars IN his possession
Special Revenue Agent Coleman took tho prisoner
into custody. and his way down town. at Tho
corner o. Elm and Leonard streets. strauss drew a
pistol from his pocket and discharged the contents of
Of the barrels his head. Fortunately
the ball santed on and he sustained no harm. When
brought before United States Commissioners Shields
he told the following very pathetic story. which is
understood 10 DO substantially true, and winch was
told by him an explanation tor his attempt nj
suicide lie ssid.-''I live at No 25j second street
am married man. have wife and three children,
and mother elghty-one years Of age. who s also
dependent upon me tor support, and when fired
that shot meant to destroy myself. am cigar
maker and have been engaged in that trade since
1852 have been trying ~ get work for months aud
have failed utterly. have been married four yesrs
and my wife, IL hal been killed. would 90 with the
children 70 her fstlier IA germany, and my mother
would go 70 the hospital and there obtain the atten
ton she needs. also belong Ia the Claimant Lodge
of u mai B'rith, and they would have given my wife
81 900. therefore to the conclusion that,
had no money and no friends, the best way out was
for 10 die."
Commissioner Shields liberated the defendant on
his own recognizances to appear when called upon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
HOLIDAY BOOKS.
ZINE sEssoSABIE OFFERINGS FROM ocR PUB
LISTING HOUSES

ZINE sEasoyABIE OFFERINGS FROM oCR PUB
LISTING HOUSES.
The holiday book lists comprise nothing more ap-
propriate Christmas or New Years present than
the latest issues Of Mr.. Longfeow's Poems of
Places" There is lyric completeness in the colloc
ton which makes IL in itself poem and these vol.
perfect canto Of the inspiration of the New
England muse when singing the praises Of New Eng
land. Not po.t place OF local celebrity seems
forgust~n Beginning with The Old NM at Ahng-
ton, in which imagine Mr. H. Ii. stodlard
ticapating absorption OF himself he SITS among
the books In the library Of our own City Hall
Tho mill is crumblng IN decay.
And my hair is early gray,
we may go 10 Andover with DIR. Holiness row ON
Menotomy Lake. at Arlington. with 1rowbridge.
ben. Of Beverly. for whom.
Old with watching.
Hannah's at tho window binding shoes;
keep aThe watch OF Borne Island" or stand at 1.-THE
spaniards- Graves At the Isle OF shoals with Celia
Thaxter visit the old churchyard at Cambridge or
the Jewish Cemetery at Newport with Iougfellow
himself, and with the venerable singer hear
And the cry Of the herons winging their way
Ger The poets house in the Elmwood thickets;
recount with Nora Perry how at Newport, hundred
- the belle OF The town
Kissed and fnng n down
Straight at the feet OF DO Bochambeau;
recall among tho
High soaring obeiisks that throw
Their heightened shadows Ger the ground
At Mount Auburn Names almost forgotten poet
Isaac Mcclellan; sing 81 Hampton Beach aud The
wreck OF Biverinouth" with Whittier and commune
With Emerson, Lowell. rhoresu and Claiming in
their fsvorite haunts. To readers these delight
ful volumes will prove like personal recoecons Of
persons and places, their charm being in their local
coloring and lyric simplicity. Boston ifoughton,
Osgood co.
Turning from those delicious volumes We have in
caledonia described w scott, Burns and Ramsay"
much more pretentious gift book, in which the
artist vies with the poet In illustrating the Land Of
| the mountain aud tho Good.' Contemplating the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
MIR. STEWARDS CHARITIES.
NEW York, Dec. II. 1874.

NRw YoRK, Dec Il, 1878.
TO THE EpfroR OF THE HEgALp.-
In your paper OF to-day lllsp there appears COM
mnnicaton signed "A Poor Player" | cannot for
moment believe the writer was ever member OF the
American Dramatic Fund. he never would have
asserted what ne has in relation 10 the late Mr..
stewart nave been the secretary and treasurer
during che last four and half years Of the above ill.,
stitution. aud have knowledge OF such an affair.
Nor does i appear our records. Therefore IN rs-
srcct for the extreme kindness and bcnecencc OF Mrs.
stewart ana Judge Hilton who gave in June,
1870 donation cf $1,000 and the 10th of tins
mouth further donation Of $500 | remain yours,
respectfully. j. NJ ID. HARRISON,
Secretary and Treasurer Of American Dramatic Fund
Association.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22

quently and tho general character Of the work may
he best described in the lines OF Lonoilow set TO
music by Balfe, as
Not from the grand old masters. from the bards
sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo through tho corridors
OF time.
In their popular and convenient Half Hour So
ries" the Harpers have just published three Christ
storics-one by Mary Cecil Hay. one by h. w
Robinson and one by Justin Mccarthy. These tales
favored with Christmas aroma viii be found AZ
soothing an after dinner pipe In the holiday season
beautiful souvenir 70 the author Of Journalists
vscation abroad Is The Trip TO England by Mr.
william Winter. Of tho Trrtun>, and his friends
and the admirers Of his pure and limpid English IL
will prove equally grateful. Tho volume comprises
series Of letters orgn a,ly printed in the journal
whose stall Mr.. Winter belongs, and the value OF the
collection consists not in being book Of travel but
the record, a. the author puts It. Of delightful
perience. There IL always something fresh and
agreeable in the Impressions which a graceful and
cultivated writer obtains in the odd hooks and cor
and from the quaint monuments of England,
aud IL IL To these that Mr. Winter hes given form and
color Even in bis most humdrun Efforts the poetic
temperament shows itself in Mr.. Winters work or
in its place there is gentle senirnentalsm winch is
akin TO poetry and these nd full play in his ramblos
in London, his visits 20 Windsor and the palace OF
Westminster TO Warwick and Kcnilworth and his
temptations OF the Tower aud the Byron memo
rial, Westminster Abbey and, most OF all. OF the
church at strstford- on-Avon, where Shakespeare
worshipped. and the cottage where he born.
The volume is q beautiful specimen OF American
printing. and IL is appropriately dedicated TO Mr..
whiteiaw Reid. Boston; Lee q shepard, New York
Charles 7. Dillingham;.