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west virginia sheep and Wool At the
Paris Exposition.

FuFiH EsAptsthoHs
It will BIO remembered that the speci.
mems of West Virginia wool exhibited at
the Philadelphia Centennial attracted no
little attention from wool and sheep ex-
pcrts from all parts not only Of this coun.
try but OF Europe. Among the specimens
that were pdjudged to be highly meritori-
GUS at Philadelphia were those sent for
ward by Col. C. II. Beall, of Brooke coun-
ty. As showing that West Virginia, espc-
cially our Panhandle, woods rankhigh, not
only when exhibited in our own country
but likewise when sent abroad, We here
with append letter received some time
ago BY Col. Bcall from the agent in charge
Of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at
the Paris Exposition. It Isl follows:
PARIS, FRANCE, June 4, 1878.
Mr.. C. IT. BedH: .s,t IEs5ss
SR:-In the contributions Of agricultu:,
mi productions from West Virginia, find
sSmc samples OF woods bearing your name.
They are attracting some considerable at
tention, and in order to reply satisiactor'
ily 10 the many queries that are made con,
corning them It is necessary that should
know the name and pedigree OF the sheep
from which the fleeccs were taken, age OF
sheep, weight OF same, weight OF fleece in
grease, weight of fleece washed, days Of
growth OF staple; also II YOU have sheep
Tor sale, at what price you can deliver
them free on board at any o. the principal
ports, such as Baltimore, Philadelphia or
New York, especially the latter. VIII you,
therefore, have the kindness to send along
the facts ut once. An carly reply will be
greatly appreciated. ,,,I flG
Very Respectfully. .LliD
..... WV. MCNfuRTRII,
Aoent and Representative United Sdtes Depart
nlena Of agriculture al tie Paris Exposition
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Junag CRAxssR, rs Grand President Of
the independent Order OF Mutual Aid So
cieties ofthis State, will soon issue an ap-
neal for aid to be sent to the yellow fever
sufferers. There will no doubt be liberal
responses,
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Trsa,1s,s.nstatiu.1.

DITTsBuRGH, CINCINNATI AND 81.
J. louis RAlLWAH-PAE HANDLE ROUTE.
Time Table East and West, July 9Th. 1878.
Trains Ielve Pan Handle Depot, foot Of EIeTsnth
street, near Public Landing, daily except sunday
follows:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-27

CLEVELAND & PITTSBURGH R. IL,
" CONDENSED TIME TiBLR
GOING EAST AND WEST.
On and after May 18th, 1878, Trains will run daiiy
(cxdept Suhday,l
Through Trains to Pittsburgh.
2ThrOugh Trains 10 cleveland.
Through Tnlns 10 Chicago.
Pullmans ParlOr Cars between Wesyille AMI
Cleveland.
Hotel aud Sleeping Cans on all Trains between Al.
liance and Chicago.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-27
maaa.1s& Casraasss.
--N's--S>"-S
FoR SALE CHEAP, w. ,Il
second-Iand Work.

Stone Wagon, complete, $40.
Heavy Running Gears q Wagon, SIS. ftt!
Low-wheeled Farm Wagon, SIS. r.71r.. f.,af.
Good Dny, wood axle, ei2.
piece. I'll gtE ~. t..lf.s ttn"li IT.
2 o tons nat rails, punched at $50 ton. .Iiar.
sec,nd. hand Leather-top Buggy, So
NEW Spring Wagon, light, slf5. rI lti
2New triple spring Buggles, $50: -. .s "a.
All must 10 sold, al Cor. 18th and Market So.
aul6 3. J. ELLiFRlTz.
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SssubeHriHs ACKNOWLEDGMENT BellaIre at 4A
y. NJ, Bridgeport 500 p. MI arrives Al Seubenye at
6i5 p. mi leaves Stelbcnyille At $40 a. IN: Bridge.
port $40 a. M: arrives ut Bellafre al 935 a. m.
Tickets and Baggage Checks TO all principal points
In the East and West can DO procured at The Tick 4
Office In Bridgeport.
my2s General Passenger and Ticket Agent
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run daily. Through Chicago express leaves Columbus
daily, except Sunday, At 640i r.. NJ with sleeping eS
attached, arriving IN Chicago at 73O next morning.
BerthI can be secured In advance at Union Dcpot
Ticket Otice, Columbus.
Puilnan's Palace Drawing Room Sleeping Cana
through without change from Stehenrie and Collm-
bus 70 Cincinnati, Louisville, indianapolis aud st
Louis. al .#,| s.t
For through Tickets Baggage Checks, Sleeping Car
accommodations, and any further information, apply
10 JOS. ", BELLEvILLE, Ticket Agent at Fan
Handle Depot, foot Of Eleventh street, or At Guy
Ticket 0fhCe, under Mcclure House, Wheeling.
y. ". CALDWELL,
Genl Manager, Columbus, o.
s. N. FELTON,, ia,
Geal supt' Pittsburgh, Ia.
". L. o'BIlIES,
Gen'l Pass, and Ticket Agent Columbus, o!
myiS
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baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD co.
On and after May IS, 1878. Passenger Tain, win
run rs demonstrating Time:
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Eiuausial.

-
--.,,,,o net Gro. ADAMS, c''A'E'
~ s,[E 'r Of TIE ONO VALLEY
,pcr,,on 70 'DE
n.rsno'A' BASE Of ""E'l'N',
$4,000
nAL =.
..,,,,,i aud prepared to transact Tue
~ Fi2Eisn,E, y, S,IIonal BALk Of wheeling, -
~ 81, ,hiieAolden and Is "HuS' '"0 '''
tst ,r,Iss the interests ON. CCr ,t1,9i
TsfIILiI IT,, Spi by prompt any Ia t,i'
q " N, %I,hy,, II hopes To mef'' '"V'' {"
80 ssSIssct. -
Ss, w y. % ali point, throughout Tue U"''eu
y nat, ,pbjsst to check a. sight rscf inS;
~, i' SSstsn, Firms, CORPORATIONS anu luz
~ .,p.lo.l. issued payable on demand Or
~ ~ ,.,Ss,.l on SPECIAL Deposits
Vim. II. simpson,
u,E RA'tE'' VIM. A. Turner,
r. Ehoie' John l.. IIU6bs, - :
is lHu' u. c, Dewey,
VII II,ipr NE-aAN
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
JAPANESE AND OTHER CURIOSITIEs.

Martin Gillet * Co., who have retired
from further importation OF curos. offer their entire
collection a, pcremrtory sale. Many OF the works OF
art have recently been received aud all Of the modern
pieces were made for the LoudOn and Paris markets
The screens are OF peculiar designs Two OF them have
been proved be 600 years old and are labelled
"Cmnese" 80 different they from the modern Japan
esc make OF the brOnZes the most conspicuous piece Is
"The Origin Of the Crystal" remarkable for the skifn
manner in which water is represented and for the h-ue
of il serpent There is japanese clock, conspicuous az
being Tie only brought TO this country that
would Keep time. Tie numbers tue DIAL are ranged
IN perpendicular order, the hand moving up and down
There Is rich Of oatsuma consisting OF three
The nie Is japanese representation OF the o'd
prOyerb, Murder will out" disb of (OWaJD ware,
with the map Of Japan raised upon IL, Is very odh
There Is some scaweed which looks Ike sprn glass ana
Is OuuG only deep the Island OF E1O
fiina il said TO he the only specimen that has been
Chtailed with the intact One PLAGUE OI ClOs
onn6 ware is OF extraordinary workmanship TneIe Is
variety lacquer ware ana OF placqucs VIII ffcnch
designs intended fOr the Partisan market japanese
Easier egg paper machC surlnounted by bny IN iu
dress very gTOtesque. The japanese mating y 0dd
the being purely IN japanese taste and entirely
different from those formerly exported, the designs of
which were suggested by American OF English taste
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
MERCHANTS EMBARRASSMENTS.
PROCEEDINGS OF J. T. HENRY, CURRAN CO.'S
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

PROCEEDINGS OF j. L. UINk1, tJRhAN IL W. =
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The creditors of D. +. Henry, Currdn u Co.
Yesterday morning caused summons to b. served upon
Benjamin II. Dewey, assignee of the firm. at the
instance of Colgate & Co. and many other creditors
citing him TO appear before Register Little Friday.
The object is 10 ascertain what property came into his
hands as assignee. and whether the trademarks and
proprietary articles were assigned him. The order
obtained will not conne the creditors simply 10 the eX
ANIMATION of Mr. Dewey, but will permit them TO extend
their inquiry to any of the firm persons cosnzant Of
the firms proceedings. ExJudge Amos &. Hull Is con
ductng the proceedings for the creditors.
An effort is being made by the creditors Of William o.
Kinney. dealer In fancy goods at No 167 Rroadway. 20
have him adudicated an involuntary bankrupt, ana n
pctton for that purpose has been flied hy fourteen
creditors whose claims aggregate about $1,000
M0sely Moody manufacturers OF paper collars at Nc
81 Howarst. have begun composition proceedings be
fore Register Dwight TO settle with their creditors, AT -
cents on the dollar. IN notes at three ana SIX months
The liabilities are Ss'9,10S . ,
Assignments for the benefit OF creditors were filed
yesterday by Charles KOchier TO John Johnson by Her
man Lesser 10 Max BOwsh ard by PdticK Henry
Keenan, aud Thomas W. R0zengIaVc dry goods, No. 20
Walker-stD TO Henry II. StOtcSbury.
AT meeting OF the creditors OF Mas d Wen. i'm
schedules were presented showing liabilities OF 10000
Charles L. HartsG0rnc WAS elected assignee.
At meeting OF Ia directors OF Foote a Richardson,
cOthicrs OF 80 245 Broadway Tuesday 1t was decided
WIND up thecstate by trustee under the direction
of Il Committee OF Creditors Morton {. ogden was
elected trustee.
Al meeting Of the stockholders of the Long Island
Rubber Company, ~ Sctaufct, Tuesday report was
read showing assets Of $3.50 OO0. ana Liabilities OF $50
OOO. II voted 10 pay assessment at % Tcr cent
the stock, and the trustees were rccomnehdcd to
have the caya reduced 10 the amount actually paid IN
Assignments for the benefit of creditors were filed
Tuesday bl Fletcher Mcdonald tsiation,r No. l7o Fn
toistl to Henry Il. KughOrn hy lose Alcos ~ H. -
Claire Anderson, and by Hugh r. Mackay aud Henry J..
Russell Qi. r. MacLIy Co, produce, No. ISb Hashllg-
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
UONORING LORD DUFFERIN.

MoNTPEAL, Feb. 13.-To-dGy the Chancellor
Of McGin University conferred upon Governor General
Dufern the decree OF Doctor OF Laws. large aud dis
tingushed company present AT the University. An
address the Earl Greek read Dy the Chancellor
In which lie sand - We unwilling to contemplate
the termination OF Your ESccllency's abode among
OF staesmanshp, for which You are 80 emncny httcd
we cannot refrain from the expression Of regret at
the prospect OF parting from who combines hap
py genial qualities which adorn social life with the
rare qualities which give dignity to exalted Office" The
Governor General replied In Greek. Principal Dawson
Vice Chancellor, announced IN appropriate speech
the granting OF the degree 10 The GovernOrencrn the
students gave him hearty welcome and throughout the
proceedings frequently cheercd him. Lord and Lady
DuiIern attended military performance at the Academy
nf Mnsic Tonight
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
SILK DEALERS PROTESTING.
THE PROPOSED DUTY OS RAW SILK DECLARED TO
BE EUINOUS.

BE EuINOUS.
There was n well-attended meeting of silk
importers and traders at the Of the Chamber OF
Commerce. yesterday afternoon TO take action with ref
erencc To the proposed duty silk. Among tire
frus represented were \. a. Low & Brothers WemOre,
Cryder d CO.. william II. Smith son. Bedding Brothers
* CO., William H. FOgg ~ Co.. \. Il. Strange. Scayey,
Foster q Bowman, Jacob sllbrrman * Co., john \.
Stearns, John r. Walker, Il. Richardson x Son, John
Dunop Rowland johnson, Louis FRANKIE, j.
II. Booth q Co.; the Oneida SIX Company,
and the Oneida Community; soUthworth Broth
ers OF Paterson: Werner Itschner, Of Philadelphia
Fraser " Co OF shanghai, China NJ. Turkire, OF japan
sameo Takai, the japanese yccconsul, also pres
ent. william II. Iogg presided, and Franklin Allen,
secretary oi IiLc Sk Association Of America. acted
secretary. Resolutions in shape oI memorial To
Congress were offered by \. \. Low, and unanimously
adopted. TneY rcctc in preamble that thet" l. al te
United States commercial production a. raw SIX,
which Is impurt'd only FOR in the MANI
factories. and that tie im. Os!tiOn OF duty on
raw silk would greatly imprrl The means
Cf support of many thousand WOfk,ng Icoic, white
would add only trn'us sum To the Revenues Of me
Government \ committee WAS appointed TO iay ine
memorial before the Con S,iuna committee.
There was some discussion about Tic best means ot
checkiug the extensive pnraOps o wei gifted and I'M
purs c,ess sss and rbDons. and dutY wds suggested
~ a remedy \ resolution 10 rcdu e the present fiN
months time of credit allowed between Manufacture
aud traders, caused much discussion, but was Ludty
adopted. \ committee Nt- appointed 20 confer WIKI
tn manufacturers. ANA report a. % future mc,tur.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
TWEED STRIVING FOR RELEASE.

JUDGMENTS ENTERED FOR OVER ELEVEN MILLIONS.
JUDGMENTS have been entered against VIII
liam NJ Tweed IN three suits brought by tine city on the
offers of Tweeds attorney, William Edesten. The first
Is the suit brought by Richard OG0rman, when Cor
pOration Counsel for t7,9O0,2lS 73 covering tie
County Court House and other frauds. This suit was
NEGLECTED. the peoples suits taking lis place. On this
ella m the interest alone j. S2,9JOojl : Willie tGe COSTS
ar $27 -. The total Judgment is tor Sl0s5llg7 o.
The second suit Is one brought against Tweed and
George = Miller in 1873 for fraudulent bills for articles
urnslcd the street Department. In this the principal
is SEQ COO. and the costs So 49, The thTd II Il
suit similar the second. aud brought apOu, the same
time against Tweed aud Edward Mariner In this the
Judgment is for S5JOO27 10, the 81 10 being costs.
undoubtedly entered III antlc patton or the
proceeding, on behalf uf Tweed begun under the sixty
cnys act ior bs release ON surcnderng lis property,
which are 20 come before the Curtis to-day
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14

Pacific Railroad, died here to-day
John F. Tracy, before severe and long
continued Illness enieebed him and clouded hi, mental
powers was one the leading railroad Of the West
He did much advance the fortunes OF the railway
company, the Chicago and Rock Island. OF which
nc for many years the head. II
WAS chartered February 81, 1si7 the Rock Island
and La sale Railroad The name changed
10 the Chicago and Rock island Railroad in
February, lsJi. After fifteen years Of pros
pcrty. the company was consolidated with
the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad OF Iowa, in
1866 and assumed its present tiIe
Mr.. Tracy a very extensive slecuatof In the
stock of his own and other companies, and for a
long time he noted in Wall-st. for his bold
ani heavy operations in stocks. His home was
in Chicago but he spent much OF his time in NcwYork.
and was connected with of the largest Wail-st.
pools" ard corners" during aud after the war. Al
time hs fortune was estimated 10 lie very large
but he mt with heavy losses In recent years. \
stroke of paralysis affected both his body and his mind.
and though he refused to retire from All connection
with business the energy. vigor and foresight which
ished
YOtk Elevated Railroad and at one time the pIinci-
pal capitalist in the company ON AIrl II, 1877, Wall
"A wcIl-knovn Broadst firm OF brokers. This was due
he failure OF John f. Tracy aud W L. scott 10 furnish
uatlng There had been decline in stocks in winch
Mr. Tracy heavily Interested and as he had large
amount OF money tied up IN the Elevated Kali
read and In other companies, he was unable TO
respond TO the demands upon bin. Rock Island
stock fell that day 81. Mr.. Tracy at the time very
sick and his illness affected bis brain He had given Mr..
power ot attorney To act for him. The amount OF
H. Kennedy 4 Co. claims against him $6OOO0O
Mr. Tracy's emblrras sments rise u man, rumors
uufyOrible 10 the Rock Island Company His severe and
0ngeOntnued ilaess for months had prevented his Civ
ug necessary amount Of attention 20 TIE company's
affairs. II thought best that he should retire, and
III that view he himself cOncurrcd. Accordingly. he
signed presidency, aud succeeded by the vice
president Hugh Riddle.
tlt.f NJ TrncN has
kept him In retirement Ii has long been believed that
he could not recover from the disease from which he
and accordingly his death Npected.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
BUCKNER ON NATIONAL BANKS
WHAT THE MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN WRITES 10

WHAT THE MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN WHILE ~
wEsTCHEsTER GREENBACK MEN.
The advocates of the Greenback and Labor
causes effected permanent organization in Wescheser
County yesterday by the election OF the following ON
ccrs President, A. f. Cakins. Of White Plains: wee
Presidents John Caten, OF White Plans and Samuel h.
Lyons Of Pelham Secretaries, n NJ. Moger. OF Whi'e
Plains william f. Barton. of New-Rochelle and Cyrus
Cutler of Bedford. letter. dated February 10 was
read from A. H. Buckner. Representative in Congress
from Missouri and Chairman Of the House Banking ana
Currency Committee. in which he says:
am in hearty sympathy with the objects OF your pro-
posed organization and believe can say the sumo as
TO q majority OF the House OF Representatives. Areauy
the House has indicated its harmony Win tne
great majority of the American people rs To
peal OF the infamous Resumption Act, ana sha
I've greatly mistaken If they do not have an OPPORTUNITY
at n very early day to put themselves on the RECORD az
20 the National Banks For ten years these INSTITUTIONS
have been the lion in our path satisfactory solution
of tie great financial problem They stand now as ''
chief obstacle the prosperity of the country and a.
least tourlfths of the American people gelinu @ VI ,n.
they shall he legisated out of existence The ResumI
ton Act passed in their interest ana 10 eXtlngush
the greenback and give then iDonOp0Y OF the crUa
tiOn for Al 100000 OF people. " Hard money, lhna
ton" Rag baby" many eaten words lnVehic"
by the taxcOnsming sharks humbug and deceive te
people real purpose of this colossal monopoly
They have capacity for cash payments Ihey nave
made no prepamton for RESUMPTION, nor , uo tmsH I
be in condition to resume on the nrst OF next year.
and yet, strange they profess to be Tor resum
tiOn at that timeand that too in gold III lsa INDUSTRIOUS
deception they attempting to palm OH upon Tue peO
e under the deSve hope that in some way or anotEcr
hev may he able to continue to plunder the american
people the of $4,000 600 or S2OOOOooo year
are numbered and the they prepare for the hour
of dissolution the better for them and the country!
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
DEPARTURES FOR EUROPE TO-DAY.

Five steamships will sail from this port for
Europe to-day the CITY OF Montreal. of the lnnan
Line for Liverpool; the National Line steamer Greece
for London; The Hamburg Line steamer GelleTt. for
Uamburg the state of Louisiana of the State Line, for
Glasgow and the p. Caland, for Rotterdam The City
Of Montreal Will carry freight aud mails only The fol
lowing are e lists saloon passengers by the Geer
and Greece:
FOR HAMBURG-Tn Steamship Gellert-A GOepel. Mr. and
Mrs q orce W Bacon. Mrs SchussleI and child Jacob
Dsels b. K0peT, Levy Haydn j. ". Cummings Mr. ana Mrs
two children, Miss NOlgcr, Frederick Faas
G. NiedenhOe ten, Morris solomon Mr.. and Mis- Claussen
and three children, MI and Mrs Charles Hin ana four
children Mrs Aagusie Palm, G. L. r. Muller Ed~ard La
ste1ntshfO y. the Rev
Edward Lore ]. II Powell sidney J. Lanner A. Campazzi
Mrs OaJlve WHITE infant aud servant, Mr.. Whye.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
p O ST s G r Up T
3:45 a. m.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
THE ADVANCE OF THE BRITISH FLEET.
THE SULTAN LIKELY TO LEAVE HIS CAPITAL WHEN

THE ADVANCE OF THE BRITISH FLEET.
THE SULTAN LIKELY TO LEAVE HIS CAPITAL WHEN
THE RUSSIANS ENTER.
LONDON. Thursday, Feb. Ia, 1878.
The Daily 7elegraph says: "The British feet en-
tered the Dardanelles at daybreak on Wednesday
morning. The passage thence to Constantinople
wOuld occupy from twelve to sixteen hours"
THE SULTAN LIKELY TO WITHDRAW.
Vienna telegram saws: "TheNentrance OF tho
troops is not intended an act of hostility but
anxiety is felt lest an accidental collision might
occur IL the troops enter it is thought the Sultan
will retire to Broussa In that event 1T would be
extremely difficult to reGstablish even a
shadow of the Turkish Empire in Europe.
The Russian Government does not for the present.
desire such a radical solution OF the question. IN
view of this negotiations for the assembling OF the
Conference has, for the moment, fallen into the
background. An AngO-Austrian alliance Is now
spoken of as possibility"
The 1imes's Vienna correspondent reports that
torpedoes have actually been shipped from Odessa
for the Russians presumably for use in the B0s.
phOrus The prohibition against the shipment VI
war material in the armIstice is a mere FORM
PROSPECTS OF A SETTLEMENT.
The Paris correspondent of The Times telegraphs
as follows: "It is believed in competent quarters
that matters will be arranged peacefully. A letter
from St Petersburg afirms that the Russians on
entering Constantinople will promise to resume
their present positions on the assembling or tie
Conference. Ii is klAwn that Germany, within the
last few days, has urged moderation Oh Austria"
New-York tribune., 1878-02-14
NOT YET FREE FROM TROUBLE.
IsS DiCKIE DECLARED SANE. But HER CASE STILL

BFTORE TIE COIElS.
The case Of Miss Susan Dickic, who was put
by her relatives BlOOmiugiale Asylum, and was kept
there several years but recently declared by
a Jury. came before Judge Brady On motion TO confirm
the findings o. the commission.
K Robinson. appearing for Mrs. Van Nccht. one of
Miss Dce'a sister, opposed the motion. aud moved 10
set aside tie findings of nc commission on the ground
minor Irregularities, but especially on the ground
illat the iury's finding inconsistent IL
finding her sane and yet recommending That
n guardian OF her property, rot Oi
her family bc appointed. II she sane, the Court had
no uuwcr 70 appoint guardian She NUT either choose
her own business agent. 10 Tie verdict or II
must be set aside. Her family did not AK 10 c0Hinc
her for the safety of themselves and others dealing
Wi.h her property. asked another commission
Mr. Delleld replied that Nil RObiusnns client was the
very sister whO under prctcncc Of VISIT had conXcd M-s
Dce from her father and taken her 10 the asy lnn tc
certificate for the purpose being gwen 10y friend 81
Mr.. Van Nltcht
Iudge Brady reserved bis decision.