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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16

General james Shields, who has been
the subject Of 90 much turmoil 10 Con.
Rress, was born In Tyrone, Ireland. in
1910; came 10 this country in 1925; set
lied 10 Illinois; studied Law; was a legis.
lator and Judge; was made by Polk Com
missioner OF the General Land Office;
was made Brigadier General for the Mex
lean War; was shot through the lungs
but recovered; fought at ChapultePec
bareheaded and 10 bis shirt sleeves, with
out q horse; was again wounded; rescued
from outrage a lady aud her daughter 10
the night time hY asecret and disobedient
saily: became Senator from Illinois; was
afterwards beaten BY Lyman Trumbull;
went 10 Minnesota; was, as q farmer, ell
ected 10 the Senate Of the United States
as a Democrat; became a B~rigsdier Cen
eral in the Union Army; succeeded Lam
derp: drove out stoneWall Jackson while
Fremont was pursuing Jackson through
the Shenandoah, both Federal Generals
being victims Of q War Department; was
nominated for Major General, but was
not confirmed, and removed TO a farm in
Missouri, where he has since lived on a
pension raised from S3l 10 $50 a month,
lie Ia Eve feet eight inches tall; has q
svarthy face and dark hair; speaks fiu-
emily: Is enthusiastic and adventurous.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16

IT is a nice question, and one upor
which business men are much divided ii
opinion, whether It Ia better to repeal III.
national bankrupt law or attempt lc
patch II into better shape. Hit were moi
for the fact that its repeal would prob
ably be the signal for the passage o.
thirty.eight bankrupt laws 10 thirty
eight different States, each law varying
according to the complex constitution Of
thirty.eight different Legislatures, there
would be no question about the propriety
Of repeal. But many persons think II
better to bear the ills We have under the
operation Of the present statute than to
Hy to olbers that we know not Of. The
United States Senate, however, Is not Of
this opinion. See dispatches.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16
Ia An Income Tax UnconstItu.
NriOnnl?

At.
The New lork papers na'e 1aAen .ae
alarm over the fact that the Committee
on Ways and Means has decided By \ vote
~ ,ir ysas against Eve nays in favor OF
i,ooma t.y Itis noted that all the
~ ~-"Ii ,,oomo ,.Y ava YEA.
M VINO Vow Io' IA ! S.Sn..
tefn or aoutnern members Anu .Hs T""-
ton Il made that the movement IN favor
Of that tax Is = western and southern at
tsmnt 10 shift the burden OF taxation upon
$780,, The argument that An income
49,. - H. M, nrf,ir and uneon.I
IA" opeO iss .ar.nra "a -
MODES Oh fGnps A
straightforward, put uhe ne'eta iAisee az.
other objection, which, 1t thinks, will
perhaps prove fatal whenever the ques.
.s.talib e ,dindiea,ed by the supreme
eV NJ, ~It.o,;o. 4, H., an ;rooms
court mat oIs 49,
tar % UNCONSTITUTIONAL Ah' wayne
Herald puts 1t:
1Atar on incomes, being q direct tax,
IA unconstitutional unless apportioned
among the States in proportion to their
po%pufation. The provision OF the con-
s,itution Ia that representatives and di.
rect taxes shall be apportioped among
the States which may be included within
this Union according to their respective
numbers, Originally two.hfths were de
Quoted for slaves, but since The thirteenth
anenamsns isPf %p,enortion 10 H tbs Whole
nnnnlstion. exeludine only findianr. moi
taxed According to all The elementary
writer's a tag on income: Is = direct s.. AZ ai.,
M, y a. ,r Nm Iii he state IN propor
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16

The mine operator at this place says
he pays In goods or cash at his own option,
only giving cash to purchase such things
as he does not keep in his store.
At Linton, there are men employed in
the mines who have not received any
money for one year, the pay being almost
entirely In store goods, at rates claimed
TO be twenty per cen. above cash prices.
The houses occupied by employees all be.
long to the mining company.
In S,eubenville, one iron company has
a store which is pronounced by aeorres.
pendent "the best and chapest store in
town."
The prices paid in steu benville for the
following articles should be compared
with the price paid 10 Hammondsyille
for similar goods, not forgetting that In
S.eubenyille purchases are made in cash,
while at Hammondsyille purchases are
made with orders Issued by the employer
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16

Coal OH TRADE.-The increase In
traffic in coal oil has greatly increased
the demands upon the railroad for cars to
transport the Illuminating fuid. Atthis
time the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad,
while furnishing all the cars they can sup.
ply this branch,are manufacturing 4 mum.
Der Of new coal cars In this city. A
double set Of hands are employed Al the
shops here, at work day and night, 10
complete them for the trade.-0 Cumberland
Tina.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16

In steubenville, coal is furn ished To
employees at mines at one half cent per
bushel less than retail prices. In Ham
mondsyille, employees pay one dollar for
twelve bushels.
We give the above figures as We find
them 10 the report and our readers can
place on them their own value, and draw
their own conclusions.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16
Enormous Depreciation In Pro.
perry.

NEwPoRr, R. l., April l5.-The Ma
than Mathew place. Bellevue ayenue.has
been sold alta foreclosure Gale,tor $4,000.
The property Is reputed 70 have coat
S12b,000, and an offer Of $4,000 was re.
fused In lS76.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A GARD.

Toall who arc suffering from the errun and In.
dIscIttIous Of youth, nervous weakness, early de-
cay, loss Of manhood, dc, I will send you receipt
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE Thi,
great remedy was discovered By o missionary 10
South America. Send self-Addressed envelope to
the Rev. JosRPn 7. IsNAs StatiOH D, B6k ROaut,
Ees York oly sepis-eod4v
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16
DIED.

HELMs-op NODdIy evening April IS, 1915,
q. 6 o'cIOcE, LEWIS .. HIM, aged 81 year.
Funeral FROM his late Tesldsnc. on ZINE street,
Island, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o's'oef,
Friends Of the family are invited.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16

This is a very considerable sum to wa
ger on an uncertainty. Every we'll that
IL put down is a bet that oil will be found
at a point not larger in diameter than
the crown Of a silk hat, one'third Of a
mile under the earth's surface. The pro,
ducing wells in the oil region number no,
less. than seven to eight thousand, besides
the wells that are failures, and represent
acoustant investment Of over forty mil
lions Of dollars.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16
GENERAL NOTICES.
cEALED PROPOSALS.

CRY CLvnK's oPycR,
wHsELiso. W. Va, April II, 1878. J
Sealed Proposal, will be received at the otiee Q
the City Clerk untIl Monday, April Is, 1875. at
O'Clock r. n, for the removal Of all Kitchen gaTbsg
and otfal from within The cty limits for the ensu
Ing year. All bids must he made separate for eael
.of the eight dIitrels, and shall be addressed to thI
Chairman Of The Committee on Health. The com
mIttee rtserviRE the night 10 riect any or all bids
anil ALEX. UPDEGRAEF, Gty Clerk.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16
CEALED PROPOSALS.

CLERK's OrHrcR,
BOARD or COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WBBILiso, April 8, ls7s.)
seaied Proposals will b received at this office
until u &c oek noon. April 2Ith, for the following
"MAcADAMIzrHG."
$50 cubic yMds on Boegs' Hi road, between
National roId and loot Of hill.
1850 cubic yards, dnt 8 miles g. c. d P. road
above Gresgsville.
iiG0 cubic yards, ". ". l. & B. turnpike, DO.
tween Clinton and West Liberty.
hoo cubic yards, West Union 4 Roney'a Point
rosd, north OF Middle Wheeling creek.
1900 cubic yIds, River read, between wheeling
100 cubic yTds, Meeting House Hill road.
"AAsoNRY."
40 cubic yards s~eeond-clasI Masonry at Run
above IL les, on River road.
nrOne must be Of best quality Of hard road lime
stone, deliyOicd In sthnga, btoiou 10 S-lneh gauge
and tpTeai.
Kdiers are requested to give their prices for the
colt liue stone lnsteAd Of the hard furniihed a
above
Bids must b by the cubic yarl, separate for
eeh road, the name AID address Of each bidder 10
fIll.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges restrvs the
right to reject any or all bld4.
BY Crder Of the Board Of Commissioner.
CHAs. Il. DkITER5, Clerk.
W., c. SnfTH, County Engineer. .rp5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16
DRoPoSALs.

CLEnK's oTYIcE BoLRp OF coNsIsIoNKRs, |
WHEELING, ". VLlAphl6 9, 1873. !
Propos1ls will be received at this office until
Tuesday. April ., at u o'clock noon, for the cree
ton Of shout so rods Of board fence along the line
bet seen I. II Woodlands and the jacobs tstaie,
on The ea1t tide Of Wheeling and Elm Grove cOun-
~ road, plLel TO DO 10 feet long, s boards high,
With 9 locust posts at each panel. Specifications
10 be seen At this office.
The Engineer rtafrvei III, right TO reject any or
all bIda
CHAs. Il. DEiTER5, Clerk.
W. c. SMITH, County Engineer. ape
The above time Is extended to TUESDAY, April
I6. 1873, lpl0
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16

AIArE number Of the Parker Daily fur.
nishes an estimate Of the cost Of putting
down a we'll for petroleum in the Brad
ford, Mexican county, oil district, as fol-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16

Being a practical planter, and one who
does not dspend his time in town and
turn his plantations over to overseerr,
etc., | thought it not amiss TO give you
my estimate, taking your data, from
which you will see there is not much
profit in cotton planting at present prices,
The wages are the actual amount paid by
me, ~ratiors at 60 cents per week. have
allowed one month lost time.
We have no right to suppose, with
present prices and the outlook, that oui
coming crop will even net US nine cents
1 would respectfully suggest that you
urge a planters to make less cotton
and more corr and small grain.
Twill add that my experiences shows
that hands do not now pick on an aver
age over five bales Of cotton Of four hun
l-.l--.- .
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

Congress has passed what is known as the
timber culture act, which is intended to en-
courage the growth Of timber upon prairies.
1t provides that any head of family or
member who has arrived At the age of 2l
years, who shall plant protect, or keep in
healthy growing condition for years 10
acres of timber trees thereon, not being
more than four feet apart each way, on any
quarter section of any of the public lands Of
the United States, or acres on any legal
subdivision of 80 acres or two and one
half acres on .ny legal subdivision of forty
acres, or one-eight part of any fractional
sub-division of land less than forty acres,
shall be entitled to patent for the whole
Of quarter section, or Of such legal sub
division of eighty or forty acres or fraction.
al subdivision of less than forty acres, as
the case may be, at the expiration Of said
eight years, on making proof Of such fact by
not less than two credible witnesses provid-
ed, that not moro than one quarter Of any
section shall be thus granted, and that no
person shall make more than one entry un-
der the provisions Of this act, unless fractisu-
al Subdivisions of less than forty acres are
entered, which, in the aggregate, shall not
exceed one quarter section.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

earth is 80 inprsgaated With iron - to
present red color. This is especially no.
ticeable in the buttes, which being slate
red OF brown hue at The bose, deepen In tint
a you ascend, till at the summit they pre-
sent q bright red color.
The battes Of the plains are . very pecu.
liar formation. Nothing ressmbling them
is eeen in the eastern states. They are not,
~ many suppose, simply hills or ordinary
elevations Of the land. They are quite reg
ular in formation, presenting generally =
pyramidal shape, and like 90 many pyranids
rising abruptly from the face of the earth.
I noticed some of them in, this connection,
and judged that in area of base and cross
section they were about the size Of the great
pyramid of Egypt, but were not 90 high,
presenting somewhat the probable appear.
ance Of the great pyramid centuries hence,
when . hundred feet worn from ito summit
shall have fallen, and the debris, filling up
the steps create plain surfaces of the sides,
which being covered with vegetation will
give the pyramid the appearance Of huge
natural mound of earth.
These mounds are rarely If ever seen
alone they are sometimes found in groups
of three OF moro, but more frequently ex.
tending in line far across the country.
Ascending one and from its summit view.
ing the illimiable expanse to the right and
left, and beholding - far as the eye can
reach the apparently endless line of red
SUBMITS. fills the mind with . conception Of
the infinite before unknown, and sets the
Imagination at work conjuring up phantoms
Of the past and vainly endeavoring to COM
prehend that which must ever be involved
in utter obscuritv.
At = distance of some fifty miles from thi.
post is a coal bed which was burning q year
ago last January and is still burning. When
first noticed the coal was in flames, which
have now disappeared, but considerable
volume of smoke is continually rising, the
fcent Of which may be detected for long
distance.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15
THE ARMY BILL.

Washington, May 10.-The army bill has
been finally sgreed upon, and will be carly
reported. The bill proposes to reduce the
number Of regiments from fortv to twenty
six. The democrats fixed the number at
twenty, but have yielded six in favor Of the
claims of the republicans of the committee
The total number of men In the army is re.
duced from twenty thousand to twenty
thousand. This arrangement will leave a
large number of officers with no occupation,
and they are to be allowed to retire velun.
tarily. The president 10 authorized to con-
stitute board to coasist Of three major
generals of the army who will examine into
and report upon the organization of the
their report to the president by the 1st day
Of December next, which report will be sub.
mitted to congress, after which no new ap.
pointments or nominations shall be made
in any department in the military service
until authorized BY law. The method Of
appointing non commissioned officers ID to
be rigorous, and contsmp,ates q board of
i've of1cers OF high rank 70 be appointed
annually BY department commanders to
consider the Recommendation of regimental
commanders. No officer shall be detailed
for staff duty who shall net have served at
least five years in the line of the army, and
no detail shall be for longer term than
four years. Officers who shall have served
for forty five years 20 such, shall be placed
upon the retired list. A feature Of the bill
which will attract attention is the section
which provides that women shall not be
allowed to accompany troops q laundresses,
the only exception being cases where
soldiers VIE performs that function. Tho
reduction Of officers pay is % follows:
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

..f been ,sa.d stricken
hall, ..d the .llowanos for quarters to The
Fer 10. Of .S9..
providing for : reduction from forty to tkir:
He would also make some modifi cations in
the bills provisions for the reduction in al
ios { Is. section pro,ldiss for II: 1.tis.
msst Of oscsts xi,h .iiovano. Of psy &C
cording to the term Of service: "That the
prasideat be, and he is hereby authorised in
his discretion, honorably to dischargs from
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

Mr.. Dunnell's house bill to provide for
the publication Of land contest notices pass
ed the house last Friday. 1t provides that
contest notices be published in newspaper
In the county in which the land is located
and If no paper is published in that county,
then in the one published nearest the scene
of the contest. A synopsis of the bill, as
published in the Record, indicates that no
attention is paid to land district boundar-
ies-a newspaper in an adjoiniDx district,
If 1t be nearer than newspaper in the dis.
trict being the legal medium Of publica.
tor.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

The house Of representatives has adopted
. joint resolution authorizing the secretary
of war to issue to the territories, on the re-
QUESTION of q governor, arms not to exceed
in number one thousand stand to each terri
tory, together with fifty rounds Of ammuni-
tion to each gun. These arms are to be Of
pattern discarded BY the army and no
governor is to make rcquisition unless he
can chow the absolute necessity for arms
tor the protection of people and property
from hostile Indians.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15
The Daily Press and Dakotaian
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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

Yesterday was the day nxsd for action In
the houss on the bill for the transfer of the
Indian bureau, but as tho fllibustsring &C.
tion of the republicans forced an adjourn.
ment, 1t did not come up and is liable to be
still further delayed by the investigating
resolutions.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

The bill fixing compensation Of United
States attorneys, which has been reported
to the house. compels all district attornsys
to turn their fees into the treasury, and fixes
their compensation Ct stated figures.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

HEADACHE.--There are various causes for
headache, as arrangement Of the circulating sys-
TEN. Of the digestive organs. Of the nervous sys-
tenn &c. Vegetfne can be said to be a sure rem
edy Tor the many kinds Of headache, as IL acts
directly upon the various causes OF this COM
plant, Nervousness, Indigestion, Costiveness,
Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Biliousness, &c. Try
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15
vEGETlNE
For Kidney Complaint and
Nervous Debility.
IsLEsBoRo, Me-, Dec. o, IS,

IsLESBoRO, Me-, Dec. .. 1871.
Mn. STEVENS =
Dear Sir:--1 had had a cough, for eighteen
years, when commenced taking the Vegetine.
was very low; my system was debilitated by
very nerrous-cough bad, lungs sore. When
had taken one bottle found it was helping me
it has helped my cough, and it strengthens me
found anything like the Tegetine. l know it is
every thing it Is recommended to be.
MRS. A. j. PENDLETON.
VEGETINE is nourishing and Strengthening
the nervous @ system acts DIRECTLY s %pos the se
cretions and arouses the whole system to action
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15
vEGETINE
For Dropsy.

CENTRAL FALLS, II. l., Oct. 10, 1871
DIR. H. H. STEVENS -
1t is pleasure to give my testimony for your
valuable medicine. I was sick for long time
with Dropey, under the doctors care. He said
it was Wate, sSs between emit the Heart and Itssr
the Vegetine In fact. was growing worse. I
have tried many remedies: they did not help
gan to feel bette after taking q few bottles.
have taken thirty bottles in all. l am perfectly
wel-never felt better. No one can feel more
thank full than do.
am, dear sir, gratefully yours,
A. ID. WHEELER.
VEGEr1NE.-When the blood becomes lifeless
and stagnant. either from change Of weather or
Of climate, want Of exercise, irregular diet, or
from any other cause, the VEGETiNE will renew
the blood. carry off the putrid humors, cleanse
the stomach regulate the bowels, and impart q
tone of vigOr to the whole body.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

ONCE on Third Street, between Broadway and
Cedar-Dnffack's Block.
BOWEN 3 KlNGsBURY, Publishers.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-31
The Double Murder.

There is a peculiar chain of evidence
which shows that the murderers of
Widdowfield and Vincent are from Col
orado.' The gang went into a store at
Medicine Bow and bought a small bill
of groceries the day before the train
wrecking plot was discovered. They
had plenty of greenbacks, but the shop
keeper could not make change. The
men Noffered him gold dust for the
amount, and terms being agreed upon
the dust was weighed out, and the mer
departed. The merchant sent the dust
to one of the banks here and the banker
at once discovered that it was Hahn's
Peak gold, a Colorado product.
The villains are being pursued and
traces of them have been seen in the
vicinity of South Pass, where they
made an Intellectual attempt to capture
W. T. Mobiles herd, but going down
the river they captured a herd of forty
horses belonging to w. A. johnson,
also Scott's and Johnny PARIS herds,
and recent rains having obliterated the
trail, they have, up to the present wri-
ting, made good their escape. There
are now some sixty men on the hunt,
and it is hoped that a fresh trail may
yet be struck, and that the villains may
die with their boots on.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-31

Mrs. d. W. Davenport arrived here
from Memphis, Tennessee, on yester-
days train from the East and brings
the intelligence that her husband, a
few days since, fell a victim to the yell
low fever. Mr.. Davenport will be re-
membered as the party who, about a
year ago, leased the old Eagle House
building on Seventeenth street, and
after running the establishment as, a
hotel for a few weeks met with a severe
loss by the almost total destruction of
his furniture by fire. He became dis
couraged over his i'll luck and returned
to Memphis with his wife.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-31
PERSONAL.

Mrs. H. Schweickert left yesterday
for Chicago.
Mr.. j. D.. Beatty left on yesterdays
coach for Deadwood.
Charles L. Snow, Esq, of Cold
Springs Ranch, is in the city.
Mrs NJ. A. Hovey left yesterday for
a few weeks visit to Sparta, Wisconsin.
W. y. Jenkins Esq, an old time
citizen Of Cheyenne, has returned from
Deadwood.
Rev. L. J.. Hall, formerly pastor Of
the NJ. E. church here, came up from
Longmont yesterday on a visit.
Hon. Geo. A. Finklenburg, Of st.
Louis, was at the Railroad House yes
terday. Mr.. F. is an ex-member Of
Congress from Missouri.
Master Willie Mclaughlin returned
yesterday from a visit to his father al
Deadwood. He will shortly return tc
school at Georgetown, d. C.
Mrs. T. Creighton returned yesterda,
from Kansas, where she has been spend
ing the summer. Her many friend.
and acquaintance will be pleased tt
learn that she returns much improved
in health.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-31

The people Of Dakota, as well as the
Republican party, may heartily rejoice
upon the work that has been accom-
plished at Yankton by the convention
which assembled there on Tuesday. 1t
nominated for delegate to Congress a
gentleman WHO will not only call forth
the whole vote Of his party, but one
who is destined to command a large
share of the suffrages Of the Democratic
party. Judge Bennett is essentially a
man Of the people, who has always lent
his best endeavors in behalf of the vel
fare Of the people of Dakota. With
him in Congress, our citizens may ex-
pect much wise and needed legislation;
and, in their expectations, they will
not be disappointed.-Pionet