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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-17

for 1878 up to Saturday last foot up SlS2,-
2S3,097 6S as against 9l4,45O,4 16 Ok Dior the
same time in 1877, and s215, 1O7, 1881 OF in
1876.
Probability orPassing an Electoral Bill.
The character of the vote in the Senate
on Mr.. Edmund's electoral bill is not ola
kind To warrant the belief that the meas
IRE will be passed in the House, however
desirable some such provision to meetan
emergency like that o f1s76 may appear to
every n G. Tobe sure the vote was in It's
favor and among its IS supporters were
three Democratic Senators, Bayard, Mer-
rimon and Morgan. But the Democratic
majority in the House are less apt to be in
tluenced by the example Of Bayard than
by that Of Thurman, and will doubtless
look with suspicion on o measure which
the opposing party solidly supports and
which, with few exceptions, their own
Senators oppose. Yet there is no evident
advantage which the Republicans will de-
rive from the bill; this is the fitting
time to adopt IN impartial law; and
after the evils that have resulted
from the lack Of definite pro-
visions as TO the treatment OF the electoral
vote there Is no one who will deny the
need OF Legislation on the subject. 1t will,
of course, be impossible to draw up a law
which will not to the mind ofeach partisan
furnish under certain contingencies an
advantage to fthe enemy" but the
necessary impartialityGwil be obtained
when it Is left doubtful where the pre-
ponderance OF advantages will fall, and
neither party, can say certainly the gain
WIN be with me and not with you. Such
bill and such only can pass Congress as
the houses are at present constituted, and
it has been hoped that the Edmunds bill
would meet these requirements. En-
phasizing the doctrine ofstates rights, and
providing that the concurrence OF the two
houses shall be necessary to reject the
single electoral return OF q state or to de
eide between conflicting returns it would
seemSto be in accordance with democratic
tendencies generally and TO be especially
acceptable to that party inview of the cleo
ton Of 1880, when both houses will be
under Democratic control. But Just in
proportion as the bill seems attractive, in
that proportion the Democrats are inclined
to suspect a trick. There is danger that
the sense Of present peril to which the,exS-
periepccs OF the late Presidential election
gave rise, constantly losing Its influence as
time passes, will fail to urge our Legislators
to adequate provision for future security,
il the agitation OF the matter be discontin-
tinued. The statute law should be so
modified Immediately as to best protect
the American people against the evils and
possible dangers of continued uncertainty
as to the form in which the decision of the
Presidential electors will appear; and this
action should be the prophecy Of q time
when by constitutional amendment the
present vexatious system of choosing a
President can be shorn Of its Objectionable
faotrraa E4
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IIYMENEAL.
A Young AIIeghenInn Leads 10 h Altar
Virginia Belle.

Virginia Belle.
Allegheny Evening Mall Of 18Th.
The nuptial ceremonies of our young
townsman, Charles W. Ienkard, Esq.
business manager of the Wheeling Sunday
.Leader, took place at the residence of Mrs.
Carrie Berger, the brides mother, No. Al
Zane street, Wheeling, w. Va, on Wed.
nesday afternoon, December II. Mr..
Lenkard has wooed and won the heart OF
one Of Virginia's fairest and most accom-
plished daughters, Miss Ida NJ. Berger.
The knot was tied by the Rev. r. Rush
Swoope, according TO the beautiful rituRl
OF the Episcopal Church, in the presence
of a limited number OF the Immediate
friends OF the contracting parties. The
Happy couple took the afternoon train,
and arrived In this city at half past seven,
the same evening, and are now spending
the honeymoon at the Lenkard home on
North avenue. We extend to both bride
and bridegroom our sincerest wishes for a
long, bright, sunny life Of connubial bliss.
MAY no shadow over fall on their path to
sunder tho bond OF love and sympathy
between two COngenial spirits and trusting
hearts.
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TRUsTEEs SALE OF UNwoREED,
i WELrSEAsoNED
Wagon Material, sc.

Tho undersigned Trustee hereby gives notice, that
by virtue Of the authority derived by him from q
Deed Of Trust made by William MGNAbb to him, dated
the 18th day Of May, 1875, aud now ot record Ia the
Clerks oliceof the County ConTtOi Ohio county, West
Virginia, In Book Of DEEDS Of Trust and Mortgages
No. s, at folio ass, he will, on
SATURDAY, December II, A.. D. 1873
Commencing Al 10 O'Clock a. NJ, SELL at public auction,
on the premises, on Twentieth street, between Main
and Market streets, in the city Of Wheeling, State Of
West Virginia, known ~ MeNabb'S Wagon Shop, the
following personal property, tO-wit;
Lot Of iellOes, assorted Slses, about 1900 10 lott lot
Of lansU cane cart Epokes, about {. 800; lot Of cane cart
spokes assorted sizes, about z, 800; ste fell0es for front
wheels Of cane wagon; rs cane cart locust hubs, NOR.
tIed: s. small cane cart hubs, mOFtIsed; about 800 10,
Gust hubs IN the rough. assorted sizes; 30 light two
horse wagon hounds; 100 hlndh 0undSto r cane wagons;
70 front hounds for cane wagons; 12Oox tongue hounds;
iii axle beds, sand boards and holsters for wagons; lVf
snail cart shafts; u hickory axles; about l2,2A feet
Of oak plank and S~antling; - pieces for timber wheel
tongues; one timber wheel axle, tiTU, screws and bands;
one wheel boxing machine; one large paint grinding
mill; one platform scale; one wheel tenoning ma.
chine; small lot Of paint; safe In the Office; two SetA Of
blacksmith TOOLS two bolt cutting machines; lot Of
assorted bar iron, In Bhop, and one pair Of wheels and
axle Of Athree-Eheeled cart
TRRNs or SALE-CAsh.
JOHN ROBERTSON, Trustee.
CALDWELL 4 CALDWELL, Attorneys.
J.C. HERYET, AuctlnneeF. d2
The above sale Il adjourned until SATURDAY,
December AIT, A. d. 1875, at 10 O'clock a. NJ, at same
dsis JOHN ROBERTSON, Trustee.
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DIED.

STROMBERG -ou Monday morning, December 10,
1878, nj l o'clock, ARNOLD STRoNBERG, aged IS years,
Funeral from Ills late residence, No. his Fol street,
Wednesday afternoon Mt 2 O'clock. Friends Of the
family are Invited. Interment at IlcImen's Cemetery
BAIRD.-At Short Creek, Brooke county, W. Va,
on Monday, December 10, 1873. at 1880 o'clock a, NJ,
MARY JANE BAIRD, widow Of william NJ. Baird.
Funeral notice tomorrow. .
TAYL0R-On Saturday evening, December II, 1873,
MARGARET, wife Of Alexander Taylor.
Funeral from the family residence, No. 9iO7 Chap
line street, on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Friend.
invited, Intorment at G~reenwoOl,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-17

PtcruRE sroRY.Books for children are
issued by j. P. Lippincott & Co., publish
ers, Philadelphia one edited by the friend
of boys and girls who calls himself Uncle
Harry, the other by Uncle Herbert. The
former has full page illustrations and type
meant for very little folks. 1t Is called Ny
Picture Story Book, and Its handsome wood.
cuts are apparently OF English origin. The
latter is by the editor OF Pndhitr and other
child's books, and is entitled The Playmate,
Designed for children q little older, its
cover has a brilliant chrome. For sale by
Stanton & Davenport Wheeling, w. Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-17

HloutN colorel naNl organs excite no
suspicion just now. They are all attribu.
tedto the cold.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-17
ESTABLISHED 1860.
Randall h. FOOTE. Banker,
10. 40 BROApMAY, NkM YoRk.

NO. 70 BRoADWAIl INV IORK.
Having been for twelve yean y member Of New
York Stock Exchange and Vice-PTesilent Of Gold
IIOarI, the highest character and experience Is guar
Anieei. Stocks, Gold and Bonds; also, Stock e~ontFaetG,
such a. "StEaddle1," iputS" and "callE" on large or
small amOuniR. bought and sold on regular eommis.
sIons and moderaie margins. Ramphlet entitled avail
Street." aud stock tables e0ntaihing valuable lni0F-
nation mailed on FerciptOl 10 cents. HI9GIIThs
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WELLsBuRG.
Observations 5 to the discussion
In Regard 10 the Present NaIne of The

IN lteBNFu 70 tHe EFeseAt SNNA"N va tNo
Town.
wEL1sDuRo, December 10.
Correspondence Of the 1ntelIgsneer.
Preparations for Christmas are active,
Our merchants are renewing their holiday
goods. The little folks aud some that are
not so little are looking forward with anx-
ions a~nticipations as to what they are
going to get for presents. May they live
long and be happy.
1t is not correct that SUNDAY trains on
the Pewicky have been stopped to accom-
odate the moral town Of Wellsburg."
Neither the Mayor nor the Council have
interfered. The citizens have made no
complaint. It would be well not to put
anything down against Wellsburg that she
is not entitled to.
A writer in the Herald asks for intOrma-
ton Us to whether the original name OF
this place, Charlestown, was In honor OF
Charles Wells or Charles Prather. II has
always been understood, here that Prather
owned the entire tract OF land and sold
the most OF 1t out in lots under the quit
rent plan. On his tombstone 1t is written
thut he wast the proprietor OF ChaIlestown.
Whether PrathGr or Wells was the origi'
nal founder we, at this time, will not say.
Probably a search among the records will
throw some light upon this Anticipated
subject. The name Of the town was chang
ed about 1878 and called Wellsburg (sC
tradition says in holor OF Charles Wells
whom, it Is said, was a surveyor and laid
out the town for Prather.
The house is open for remarks. VIII
speaks first?
The recent high water did but little dam
age here. Some few cellars on water
street and in the lower part OF town had
water in them. The people in the neigh
borhood OF. the fair grounds had to resort
to the road bed OF the Z. w. & Ky. to gel
to and from town on account OF back
water.
A friend desires to know "What a school
teacher is for?" II because a child cannot
recite the entire lesson it must be punish
ed. SIS not the teacher to instruct the
pupil in the difficult passages?" The late
method seems to be that a teacher consists
OF aperson who hears the pupils recite-
Furnishes them or calls them ugly names II
they miss q word, and draws a good salary
fromthecounty for his OF herseryices. Such
have been the complaints made by a host
OF good citizens throughout the county.
A little more attention towards those in
authority and not so much to the "'worst
boys the world ever saw" would probably
bring to the surface some OF the wrongs
complained OF. g. B. Q.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-17

TIM total bank clearings ut Pittsburgh
for 1878 up to Saturday last foot UP s1S2,.
253,097 6S as against s9I4,450,416 E90torthe
same time in 1877, and s215j 7O7, 2St OF in
1876.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

The political orthodoxy Of that sturdy
Democratic paper the Belfast Journal, has
never been questioned. The Journal will
not accept the soft-money heresy which
some of the leaders are trying to force upon
its party. Here is a significant paragraph
from its latest issue which is commended to
the attention of hard-money Democrats in
the First District:
.sIn another column will be found report OF
the Maine Republican State Convention. we
must confess that we like the sturdy, uncom-
promising resolutions upon the currency
question which were there adopted. They
have directness and force very gratifying to
all who believe in sound finances and national
integrity, and who know that unless all human
experience fails, and the lessons of history are
reversed, the delusion of an inflated currency
is to die certain and early death. 1t is easy
to see that the Republicans mean to make
their fight mainly upon the currency q lestlon.
And that, it must be conceded, is the one I'M
portant, overshadowing issue-an issue upon
the decision of which Is to hang the future
prosperity of the country. 1t is to be regretted
that. while this square declaration goes before
the people of the State, large portion OF the
Democratic party, striking hands VIII tne
Greenback leaders, are endeavorlng 70 seduce
Democrats to their folly. They Will hnd tna'
the friends of honest money In the Democratlc
partv will find means 20 make their votes
count in favor of their belief"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05
BOARD.
TO LET.

To Rent.
HOUSES in new block No 27 and 20 State street.
IL arranged for one or two families For particu-
lars enquire OF tigIfs A. G. DEWEY, n
au3ilw 80 Exchange st.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

John Riyes, a Washington journalist, OBJ
tanned the promise of Major Hobbie, the as
sistant postmaster general, that friend OF his
should be taken ou the post office establish
ment the tirst time vacancy occurred. Hives
reminded the major of the promise whenever
he saw him. always receiving for answer 81. No
vacancy" One day the candidate ior once
came, breathless with running, to Rives, b'g-
ging him to come to the major The e. pair es were
soon in the big mans presence. He guessed
their errand and FASTENED to pronounce the
familiar words, "No vacancy" 20 yes, there
is." said the office-seeker, "Paine is dead,
drowned in the canal; 1 have just seen h's
| body on the bank" The assistant postmaster
| general summoned his confidential clerk, and
| be, on the question being put to him by MS
| chief, said there was no vacancy. hlves
friend insisted there must be, telling Mr. MARI
| he had come straight from seeing Paine oouy
taken out Of the water: but Mari, understand
\ ing what the major required OF him. quie.ly
answered, "rhere is no vacancy. Certainiy,
poor Paine is gone, but his place was hlleo an
hour ago BY the spPolntmens o, hs n h;nt snd snJ
never reminded Hobbie of his promise again'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

"1he very man OF all others ,oho has the
deepest interest in sound currency, and
,oho suffers most By m,isctieuous legislation in
money matters, is the man ,oho earns his dai-
ly bread By his daily toll. a deprecated cur !.
rency, sudden changes of prices, paper money
falling 6et,oeen morning and noon, and fat-
ling still lower betaoeen noon and night, these
things constitute the uery harvest time Of spec
ulators, and Of the whole race Of those who are
at once idle and crafty. ' a disor-
dered currency is one of the greatest political
erils. Nundermines the uirtues necessary for
the support Of the social system, and encour-
ages propensities destructive to its hnppsness.
1t acars against industry, trugdlity and econ
omy, and 1t fosters the euil spirits of e1trao-
agance and speculation. Of all the contri-
uances for cheating the laboring classes Of
mankind, none has been more efectual than
that aohich deludes them ,uith paper money.
This is the most efectual Of inuentions to fer
tilize the rich man fields by the saueat of the
poor mans bro,o. Ordinary tyranny, 0ppres-
sion, ercessiue ta1ation, these bear lightly up.
on the mass OF the community, compared ,oith
fraudulent currencies and the rOb5eries COM
mitted By deprecated paper. r."-Danie
Webster.
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HALL TO LET.

MISSION HALL, Williams Block, (formerIy
N1 known as "Arcana Hall) having been leased
by the undersigned, will be let on most reasonable
terms for Lectures, Concerts, Socables, Meetings,
Suppers, Fairs, &c. Apply at the Hail, opposite
Casco Engine House.
ap16eodtf R. M, BARTON,
Offices lN-.E1 nsar s.o.n rIvr crai
~ sfrsssH sooo eo' AUG. E. STEVENS & co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05
THEsE words of timely warning are from

i HESE WOruS VI tlucly WdluiuS diO hou
the Cincinnati Commercial:
Another symptom that the people are drift
ing away from repu ublicanism is the develop
meDt of paper money fanaticism, the cry that
the Government stamp will serve all the pur-
poses of actual money. the deluson which loose
demagogues are asserting as an axiom, that the
Government must supply the people with cur
reucy, and that it should be adequate in
quantity, and as to quality "fnll legal ten,
DER" Now the truth is the Government should
not furnish currency at all, except in the form
OF coins of precious metal and certificates that
standard coin is deposited and to be had on call.
The issue of legal tender paper is simply the
most peremptory and dangerous form OF forced
loan 1t is an assertion by the Government OF
the right to take the property of the pc ople
without giving value for it-of taking houses,
lands, horses, grain, cattle and goods OF all de-
scrptions and giving for it-paper. This is a
terrible power. 1t should be associated with
the right of CONSUMPTION 1t is the highest
form Of the war power, and the notion OF tam
pering with it in time of peace is fraught with
danger. The urgency that the Government
should put forth this power in time OF peace Is
the product of misapprehension, opposed to
public integrity and peril to republican insti-
tutiOns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

THING NEEDFUL IN OUR PRESENT
CONDITION, AND WILL CURE Us OF
MANY FINANCIAL ILLS. The moment
you have got specie payments, PendIeton's
and Buffers theory OF paying the bonds i'm
greenbacks, which means neither more or
less than more and meaner money, be-
comes obsolete. If Congress i'm its blum
derings, did not agree TO pay the principal
Of the bonds i'm gold, il ought to have
agreed to, and specie payments will make
the agreement what il ought to be. The wit
of man cannot devise any scheme that will
bring about specie payments other than re-
deeming sreenbacks with gold; that is, let
somebody else have some good money be-
sides the bondh dhslders.-SOLON CHASE,s
"POOR MANS TRACT" OF 1871,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

"Ihe loss aohich America has sustained, since
the peace, from the pestilential effects of irre-
deenaable paper money, on the necessary conf
dence between men, on the necessary confidence in
hepublic councils, on the industry and morals Of
the people and on the character of republican goo
ernment, constitute an enormous debt against the
States chargeable ,oih this u'aadU,sed measure,
,ohach mu remain unsatiaied, or rather it is an
accumulation ofguilt which can be e1piated no
otber,cise than By voluntary sacrifice on the al
ar ofjustice of the poDer sotich has been the in
strunlent cf it.-JQmes Madison.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

GEN. ANDERSON, the man of the iron
hoof, modestly proposes to celebrate a Demo-
cratic victory won in this District fifty
years ago by sending another Democra. to
Congress himself Ah General, that vic
tory fifty years ago was an honest, hard
money victory! And the man whom the
electors of the First District sent to Congress
did not turn his back upon the principles Of
his party, and discard the convictions of a
lifetime in order to get a seat in Congress.
He was an honest man.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05
sOLON CHASE an SPECIE PAY
NIENTS.

"With this san specie paymeiEas can be
resumed At once, and the premise that 10
written ON the face Of the greenbs ok to pay
the dollar, made geed. This ws'uld give
Bill a good dollar fer his work, and the
wounded veteran good money for his PEN
sion, which il only justice nnd fair play 10
bill and thsi veteran; that is, Bill llot only
would work for gold wages as ne
does now, but would buy his goods
mt gold prices, and thereby save
another large item of ihe S254S't i thas
10 PR essed out of him am lualiy
SPECIFs PAYMENTS Is THE. ONE
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

WHITING STREET, the Northampton
miser who died the other day, has left $780,
900 to religious, educational and charitable
institutions in and about Holyoke. He at
tempted no defence of his miserly habits,
but frankly said that economy was to him a
positive pleasure. 81 shall leave the giving
of my property to Others" he once said,
"and If they enjoy spending it as much as !
did getting it, shall be glad"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

1t (paper money! tends to Gggrauate the
inequality Of fortunes; to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer, to multiply nabobs and
paupers, and TO deepen and ,uiden the guJ
-isss5a;eh ss5;;e separated Diues from Lazarus.-Thom-
as Fl, BentOT.~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

As a very Important source of strength
and security, cherish public credit. One
method Of preserving il il to nse IL as
sparingly as possible, avoiding occasions
Of expense by cultfvating peace, but re.
membering also that timely disbursements
to prepare for danger frequently prevent
much greater disbursements 10 repel il !;
avoiding likewise the accumulation Of
debt, net only by stunning occasiens Of
expense. but by vigorous exertions In time
of peace 70 discharge the debts which nm
avoidabIe wars may have occasioned, net
ungenerousIy throwing upon pesterity thc
burden which we ourselves ought ts bear.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

OUT in Ohio the longest political conven-
tion ever held has just come to close. 1t
was Democratic Congressional Convention
in the 18th District, and George W. Geddes
was nominated on the 1255th ballot. May it
take as many to elect him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

Capital may be produced by industry and
accumulated by economy, but only jugglers
will propose to create it by legerdemain tricks
with r."-Thomas Jefferson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05
JAMES BUCHANAN.

''Such medium lirredeemable paper mon
ey,) has always been liable to fuctuation. Its
value is constantly changing; and these
changes, often great and sudden, expose in
dividuals to great loss, are the source Of ruin
GUS speculations, and destroy all confidence
between man and man."-Chief Justice Mar.
IL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

The Bangor Tribune calls upon this coun-
try to follow the financial example of France.
1t is not bad example to follow. France
has contracted her paper currency and re-
sumed specie PAYMENTS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05
To Let.

n GOOD RENTS, from to rooms, each, in good
+ repair, at 25 per cent less than former price.
Apply to w. W. CARR,
1eadtf 1871 Newbury street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05

The Democratic candidate for Congress in
this District says the Democrats have ma
jority of more than million white voters in
the country. He entirely ignores the black
vote. Does he repudiate the constitutional
amendments?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-05
Fifth District Convention.

ihe Republicans Of the Fifth Congressional Dis
tflct are requested to send delegates to Congress
fional Convention to be held at Belfast, on TUES
DAY, August 9Th, 1878, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to
nominate candidate for Representative to Congress
ana attend to any other business that may come
before the Convention.
oasis'-each city. town OF plantation is entitled to
one delegate, and one additional delegate for every
seventy-ive votes given for the Republican candi-
date for Governor in 1876, and additional dele
gate for fraction Of forty votes so cast.
JAMES A. MILLIKEN,
A. ID. BEAN,
ORREN LEARNED,
A. M. HOPKINS, e.
JAMES M. BLAISDELL.
DAVIS TILSON,
Congressional Committee