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The New York herald., 1878-01-15
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Mr.. +. H. Sebert made bet OF 500 ana the money
was placed the hands OF Robert Wilkinson as stake
holder. Subsequently. as would appear, Mr.. sebert
thought better Of his bet at all he asked
MIR. Wilkinson to pay the money back to him. This
the latter refused 10 do ano suit was brought to
recover the sum. A demurrer was made 10
the complaint on the ground that II did
not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause OF
action. decision was given on tho case yesterday
by Judge Lawrence, and US the subject matter Is one
ofnterest to betting men, the Judges brief opinion
10 gwen in iuil, being AS iollows:-At common law
party bet may rescnd IT, may recover back the
property giving notice to the akchodcr not 10
deliver II to tho winner at any time before has been
actually delivered II does appear on the face OF
the complaint in tins action thai when the plain.
tiG made his demand upon the defendant the amount
OF the wager had passed from the possession Of tho
defendant TO that OF the winner This action would,
therefore, have lain at common law, and the whole
argument OF defendants counsel is based upon the
assumption that at common law the action could not
be maintained, but that IL rests entirely upon the
statute, am OF the opinion that there must be judg
ment TOR the plantn overruiing the demurrer, win
leave to tho defendant to answer on pay Of costs
WHAT CONSTITUTES A SURRENDER.
case OF considerable importance came up yester-
day, before Chief Justice Alker and jury, involving
the question. what constitutes surrender OF prem
between the owner oil property tho lessee.
Mrs. Stolberg owner of the tenement house NO. 736
Tenth avenue let 1t to Henry Forsch for years at
the annual rent of ST. 9oO under written lease The
making OF tho instrument was admitted. Forsch re-
mained possession OF the premises, when finding he
unable to pay high he informed Mrs.
Sollberg OF the TACT but proered 10 remain In pos
session and collect the rents, free oil charge, aud
pay over the Same to her. She would not
accept tho terms proposed but collected tho rents
herself and instituted ion against Forsch to re-
cover the difference between tho amount she so col
ecied and tho amount OF rent due her under the lease
The point at turned on the question OF surrender.
ExJudge Cross tor the detendan cont tended that she
invaldatod the lease when she undertook the Collec
lion OF the rents, and that this was in TACT an accept
Of the surrender OF tho premises and OF any re-
sponsibiiy the defendant had originally Incurred
under the lease. Mr.. Lindsay, Tor plantn, contondcd
that shc only acted as the agent oi the defendant ~
coecting the rents and that the defendant still
liable under tho lease Tho jury, alter bret charge
the Judge upon the legal questions involved, re.
turned u verdict lor tho plaintiff tor tho amount
claimed
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sepaannG done under the personal supervision
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29
nnslness prospecls.

Springfield (MAss) Republican.
Ills interesting to watch the success.
sion Of hope and disappoin tment in the
business affairs Of the country from sea.
son to season. Almost ever aince the
dull times came on, as each spring and
fall has approached, traders have looked
forward to q revival, and in every case
they have been more or less disappoin-
ted. Meanwhile prices have been shrink
ing, bankruptcies have followed, and the
daily failure list IL now about az long "a
ever. During our unfortunate winter,
the mildness Of which has been an i'm.
portant factor in the insolvency question,
business men have been indulging the
same dreams Of lively times for the
spring trade, and though their hopesin
many cases have been justified, they are
beginning 10 grumble n bit now that the
last week OF March Is here and their
books are affected with the same old dis.
order. In the breadstufis trade there Il
little 10 complain Of, though the Faro
pean war fever has carried Of number
Of SPECTATORS. There has been brisk
business in hog products, but on decli.
ming market. Barring few Of these
great staples, the West and South report
great dizziness. In New York, buyers 81
the necessariea OF lie are numerous, but
they are extremely careful not 10 over.
load themselves, and at Boston they take
hold Of manufactured goods very gin.
gerly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29
OUR MOUNDsvlLLE LETTER.
Mouspsvn1r, March q, 1873.

MouspsvnLr, March %, 1878.
Editor Intelligeneer. &
It was my intention last week % men.
tion a concert held in the school hall on
Thursday evening, but 1 neglected It:
The concert was given by the pupils OF
Mis- Ida Gaus' music class, asaisted by
some al the musical talent Of the place.
The performance was Q credit both 10 the
pupils and teacher. The proceeda were
given TO the different Sabbath Schools Of
The place, which also speaks much in
MisS Gaus' favor. Ex-sheriff Gray and
Geo. A. Creel, Esqs took the palm at the
concert, Mr.. Gray performing on the
violin and Mr.. Creel on the guitar. They
were assisted by Miss Annie Gray on the
organ. They were loudly encored and
forced 10 repeat their performance .
number Of times.
Our Circuit Court Is now in session,
and the business ia disappearing rapidly.
The Judge now stops At the new hotel,
which 10 getting under way and will soon
be in perfect running order.
Il was my privilege this morning 70
look through the new Jail and the Sheriff.
house, which are now almost ready Tor
occupancy, and / must confess that IN
many respects il Is the finest finished
building that ever saw. The sherif's
house Il finished throughout with ash
and walnut In their natural color; no
paint al all being used, but is all nicely
Vanished. The style Of the work is very
fine, and suppose that We can now say
Of our iail and sheriff's house "a we can
Of our Court House, that they are the
finest in the State.
We are sorry to record another death
from scarlet fever, that Of Mics Blanche
Hanen, aged about IA years, daughter Of
IS. K. Hanen, President OF the Agricul.
tural Works. She died ut the residence
Of her grandmother, Mrs. Titus, near
Glen Esston, after an illness Of two days.
She had gone there 10 escape the dread
disease, which had been for some time in
the family Of her uncle, and had been
there but 10 few days when she was taken
by II. She was an interesting and very
promising young lady, was a member OF
our school and stood very high in all her
classes. The bereayed parents have the
sympathies OF all her teachers and OF the
entire community.
Thomas Jefferson, Of the upper ward,
Is lying very low with consumption.
In my next ! will give you some idea
Of what has been done in court. y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29
Table Talk.

Every one can do something to add to
the social life at the table. II one can.
not talk, he can listen, or ask questions,
and draw out others who can talk. Good
listeners are as necessary as good takers;
never argue at the table, but tell pleasant
stories, relate or read anecdotes and look
out for the good Of all. Sometimes a
single auecdote from paper will start a
conversation that will last during the
meal time. A family table should be
bright and cheeriul--a sort Of domestic
altar on which every one casts down his
or her offering, great or small, pleasant.
ness and peace--where, for at least a
brief space Of the day, all annoyances
are laid aside, all stormy tempers hushed,
every one being glad and content to sit
down at the same board and eat the same
bread and salt, making it, whether it be
rich repast or a dinner Of herbs, equally
joyful, almost sacramental meal.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29

Editors IntslligsneeE
Messrs, Hannibal Forbes and Eugene
List Of your city, were in town to-day, the
former 10 superintend the sale oil the
GlHdesyille Iron Works, 10 the western
ns,t AZ the county, and Eve or six miles
pporth Of the B. & ORR. Mr.. Charles
q craig, the auctiopner, began crying a.
10 O'Clock in the morning, and although
bo cried faithfully till 3 late hour in the
AFTERNOON, yet there was but one bid, and
The property was knocked of to Mr.. List
for 81 900. =.
For this sum Of money Mr.. List bought
NOT only the Gladesyille Furnace with
ali lis fixtures, but also fully 500 acres oil
land. on which there are at least two
good level fArms, much timber, iron ore
and bi.uminious coal in great quantities,
besides several tolerable dwelling houses.
Ex.Sheriff Warther informed me 70.
day that the late George Hardman told
Mn several years ago, that the property
that was sold to-day cost him between
$4,000 and 100000; and heard men on
The street to-day estimate lie present
value at between thirty.fve and lilly thou
The Gladesyille Iron Works we're
built BY Mr.. Hardman, having been com
menced in '68 and $50, and were put in
ooeration two or three years thereafter
They lie four miles north Of the lrondale
Furnace, which is connected with the b
so. Railroad by a railroad three miles
loog. The latter works are owned BY
MI. Philip Nemegyei, Of New York, and
will be started up In short time.
Nj. Hardmsn failed on the 14th oil
AnriI. 1876, and on the 10Th day OF the
following month occurred his death, I'M
der peculiarly distressing circumstances
This last failure was too much Tor the
wonderfully active man, who had preyi.
ously sustained so many business re-
yerses-i.killed himl ~,
After the erection Of the Gladesyille
Works. and We believe it was alter the pan
Ia loo. Mr., Hardman attempted TO hoal
$1,000 Of s per cent bonds, the payment
Of which was secured by first mortgage
ON these works. Thomas Y. Candy and
George @. Miller were the trustees in thii
mortgage. Alter Mr.. Hardmans death
a suit was brought to subject the works
10 sale Tor tie benefit Of the holders o. {,
ihese bondS. On the 18th Of April, 1875
1he United States District Court granted
decree for the purpose, with Hannibal
Forbes as trustee. In December Of the
same wear, the works were sold for Sl2,-
500 to Abner Evans, j., who paid $, ooC
il hand, and gave deed Of trust Tor The b!
balance. On the 18th Of March, 1917
Mr.. Evans sold (2) the property to Theo'
dore P. Mathews, Of Philadelphia, and 10
the recorded deed Mr.. Evans aeknowi-
edged 4the receipt" Of $4,000, the price
ior which he sold 10 Mathews.
So, the property was sold to-day under
The deed Of trust made by Mr.. Evans, II
.Dscenber 1876, 10 secure the balance o.
$1,000 purchase money, as before stated
owens,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29
Tho Cause Of t6e Hard Times

Colorado papers print . letter from
Hon. james Fl. Bedford on the financial
question, which closes thus: "And now
in conclusion, permit me to say that the
disease Of the nation to-day is its vast
indebtedness; It's indebtedness growing
out Of the war; its Indebtedness incurred
BY wild speculation and Improbable ven.
tiires; its Indebtedness born Of the fever
Of extravaganza for foreign silks. velyetsl
laccs and gewgaws; its Indebtedness in:
CURED In constructing railroads managed
adversely to the interests Of those who
paid for their construction; It's indebted.
ness incurred in erecting gorgeous church
temples where religion has every grace
except the heart. For this disease ex'
perience can suggest but one cure
industry, economy and time. This cure
disregarded, the fever and delirium will
increase until universal bankruptcy over
takes US all. This cure applied, the re-
coyery, though slow, will be absolutely
certain"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29
aRlue stoekings..

II has long been habit with tlippant
takers and writer's to slur at the home
qualities Of literary women, and speak Of
them as poor housekeepers and neglect
full wives and mothers. Everybody has
seen the graphic picture in an old maya
zine Of the "literary woman" seated at a
table in her night.robes, pen in hand,
having just jumped out Of bed at mid
night to note down brilliant thought,
while her husband sits upright in the de.
serted couch, hushing the baby in his
arms. The picture Is. still greeted with
immense applause, and everybody regards
it as good hit at the eccentric and un-
tidy class it is intended to quiz. In the
days OF our grandmothers the term
"bluestocking" was synonymous with
.slattern," and though much OF the ill
favor with which ACKNOWLEDGMENT wo-
men we're formerly regarded has been
tempered down TO honest respect and
commendation, sufficient prejudice still
fingers iu the minds Of the unapprecia-
tive to make them unable to perceive
that the weaker sex can participate in any
Of the privileges or pursuits OF the
st,on,sr witbont nevlecting something
"t;at 80 n.ona,lv bslong, n their avn
sphere.
Far be II from US 70 assert taat women
ever can be men; mat tue powers, me
pursuits, or achievements o. !he former
can ever, ~ any mode Of training OF itee'
dom OF physical or Intellectual develop
ment, be made to Keep pace WIN Tue
latter. we have an invincioie iaitn 'hat
God made man oil rougher and stronger
material than that whicii ne USED Tor me
other half OF creation, and we nave al
ways felt extremely well contented mat
il shogld be so, since lie herewith
shovel him into the breach TO take all
the hard blows OF lie and shoulder inc
heavy responsibilities. But We DO be-
lieye that 10 carrying their efforts into
any path oil intellectual cnltnre-in pres,
sing forward with all their might and
main to tue same literary, scienlhc, or
artistic goals which men have reached
with so much honor 70 themselves ana
advantage to their kind-women, insteaa
OF Overlapping the limits properly be
longing to their sex, are fulfilling an I'M
peratiye duty. They may not, ana PROB
ably never will, be as great scientists,
sculptors, painters, or even poets, as their
masculine colaborers; but there Is sum
cient room behind these Tor a vast amount
OF what Is beautiful, grand, and useful
In thus advancing-a little In me rear,
it may be, but atep BY s!ep-with him
who was intended to be her guide, her
protector, eounselor-how woman units
herself for the office Of a housekeeper,
We confess we are at q loss 10 know. 10
be q scientist, poet, painter, and 10 be
this alone, Is for woman 70 lose all the
advantages and triumphs that faii 10 her
own sex, without gaining any oil those
which exclusively belong to men; Yet
while retaining all the distinctive ioyeli-
ness, soitness and delicacy which charac.
terize her proper physical and mental
anhaFa aha ran lnaa nnthinp cartAinly nv
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29
AHome.nnde Telephone.
Tbs Detroit Fss Pres.

Tbs Detroit Free Press
/ noticed a recipe for making cheap
telephone, given by Professor Barrett In
d recent lecture on that instrument. In
making his instrument you use bar
magnet, and have 10 go TO considerable
trouble, for all Of which you can only talk
distance oil about 4 hundred yards. Now
I can give q recipe much more simple,
and when the instrument Is finished you
can converse at q distance Of nearly i've
hundred yards. TaketW hali.gallon Tor
quart tin fruit cans and take the bottoms
out ot them. Now take couple Of hall
cigar boxes, tack down the lids and cut q
hole through the bottom and lid OF each
90 You can ct in your cans, first bringing
the ends level with the lid or bottom,
Now stretch wet rawhide, patch.
ment or bladder over the other end
and lie tight and let i dry, and
your speaking tubes are finished. Nov
take two ply Of shoe thread aud wax II
we'll, making II as long as you wish Il,
Punch hole In the center Of the parch.
ment head, poke the end Of the string
through and put knot on It to keep II
from pulling back. Then put up your
string like q telegraph wire, but don't lei
| Il touch wood. When you wish TO sup
port II or make turn, run Il through a
loop Of the same kind Of string 1t 10, but
don't put the supporting loops closer to.
gether than is necessary to keep 1t up,
and leave the string pretty loose to allow
for contraction when wet. Fasten up
your speaking tubes at each end OF the
route, and you are ready 70 gabble away.
You can bore large gimlet holes In your
window sash to run the line out through,
keeping 1t from touching the sash with o
loop as described. The signal call is to
drum on the parchment end Of the can
with your fingers, or better pick the
string like harp about q foot from the
head. They are very useful and Inter.
eating. J.H. HUSTON.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29
The pennsylvania Railroad and
the Cleveland d Pittsburgh

tnG SAeNcANA
Stock.
New York Poet. /,
Alarse majority Of the stockholders OF
the Pennaylyania Railroad Company yes.
terday voted in favor OF the funding plan
Recommended by the majority report.
The exact vote was S75,229 shares in
favor and lO5, S55 shares against, or in
favor Of the creation Of the trust recon-.
mended by the minority report. BY the
plan adopted the company will each year,
before dividing ia surplus earnings take
per cent OF these profits and invest the
amount in the securities which 1t has
guaranteed or endorsed, or 10 . part OF
them. 10 other words, The stockholders
have agreed 10 iOtego part Of the profits
Of their company which would be subject
10 cash division for the purpose Of buy
ION the outstanding liabilities ofthe CON.
There cannot be two opinions "a TO the
wisdom Of such course provided the
credit Of their company Is to be regarded.
In itimes when more regard WA paid to
corporate credit, this action would not
have deserved special mention, as 1t Is no
more than the exercise Of intelligent SELL
Interest applied to the oompany's affairs.
Al tie present time, however, 1t is worthy
OF note that the shareholders In one OF
the leading corporations are willing 10
make temporary sacrihces Tor the future
credit OF the company. -,
The securities in this market which
will be most subject to the favorable in
fIuence OF this action Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad stockholders are the stocks Of
the Cleveland & Pittsburgh, the Pitts
burph, Fort Wayne & Chicago, very little
being done here Ia the stocks fanny other
Of the leased lines Of the company.
Either Of these companies would perhaps
b. az we'll Oh Independent OF the Penn.
sylyania ia they are leased to it. the pro-
Ills 10 the Pennsylvania by the Fort
Wayne lease having been about $780,
OO0iu nine years, and the profits on the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh lease having 10
about ak years been about 81 400.
900. These profits in the case Of the
Fort Wayne have been made alter
paving tile interest on $4,000, 600
offunded debt and z per cent dividends
on S25 100000 Of stock, and all other
charges, rental included; and in the case
q the Cleveland and Pittsburgh after
paying the interest on s5,l5o,0O0 funded
debt, I per cent dividends on u ,950, 900
stock and all other charges. The stock
Of the Fort Wayne has since the lease
was made ruled as Z per cent Invest
ment as high as l0ial02, and the Cleve.
land and Pittsburgh also as u 7 per cent
investment as high as SO. Both have Ia
the last few months declined heavily, al
though since the funding scheme was pro.
posed have recovered small part OF the
decline