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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-06

n i, n "a be hoped that our citizens win
remember that SLilt Mobiles, the old Wheel
ine iayorite. commences his engagement
with the play Of the Phoenix at tho Opera
House on Monday night next, One Of
the most weighty reasons why they should
turn ont In strong numbers on both nights,
he will DO here, Is the handsome act done
by Manager Riester in granting the use OF
the Opera House free for theyellow fever
fund entertainment on the 18th inst. Apart
from this, as Is well known, Mr. Mobiles Is
afine actor, and is well supported by his
company. Thescale OF admission has been
fixed at popular prices. 30 y
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-06

Police couRT-J Judge CraRmer. g
Only one case was tried yesterday morn:
ing: 8
Alex. Rogers, for failing to remove q
nuisance at property No. 1901 Main street
after being duly notified by the proper
officers, was fined $50 and costs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-06

SEPTEMBER 5, 1878. $50 5-ff''s +.
, 1878-08-01
About COlOnels.

We want it distinctly understood be-
fore we proceed any further, that we are
a friend of the colonel-that is to say,
we are friend of the colonel if he is not
military colonel. A military colonel
has no right to the title. He may have
earned it in the war right in front OF the
canon's mouth, but more peaceful days
have dawned upon us, and now we
have the insurance colonel, the sewing
machine colonel, the dry goods colo
nel the commission colonel, the grocery
colonel, the newspaper colonel, and
the lawyer colonel. You may pick
your colonel from any pile you choose,
and we'll stand up promptly and
say we admire him. There is honor in
the title, and we take pleasure in bestow-
ing it upon friend and foe alike. To be
u man aud not be a colonel (unless, in
deed you were promoted during the war;
is something preposterous. We can con-
Ceive of no such misfortune as that which
prevents man from becoming colonel
in his own right. There is no law on the
statute book against it, and if there was
it would be dead letter. Every county,
every community, and every family would
cry against the injustice OF an enactment
depriViug them of their usual quota OF
colonels. For our part we think there
ought to be law passed comforting the
title of colonel upon every male child
twelve years Of age, without regard to
color or previous condition. In that case
all men would be colonies an9 9the women
would be colonelesses. Here is the true
line of progress. While colonies are Ill
fashion let US make the most OF them
Let US utilize them, as it were, for the
purpose of advancing civilization. Il Is
idle for men who have no title to sneer az
those who have. All, no; let us cling to
our colonels. Instead Of wedding them
out, let us endeavor to nurture those we
have and invite Others through the me-
dunn of immigration agents.-AEEanFa
C0nstituti0D.
, 1878-08-01
An Illinois Centennial.

The proposal that Illinois should CEN
tennially celebrate, on the next Fourth
of July, her private deliverance from
British thraldom, at first sounds like II
Western joke. But the proposal is Sc.
rious, and rests on basis of history.
Kaskaskia, the oldest settlement in what
is now Illinois, was, at the outbreak OF
the Revolution, occupied as an outpost
by a British garrison, which WINS with
drawn to Detroit on the American inva
sion of Canada in 1875 A small deien
sive force, however, was still left there,
under the command Of R)cheblanc, Il
Frenchman. On the 4th Of January,
177S, Colonel George Rogers Clark Of
Virginia, on the recommendation OF
Jefferson, Mason, and Wythe, pushed out
into the extreme West with four com
panies of Virginia troops, and on the
4th of July reached and captured Kas-
kaskia. Thence he moved to Vim
cennes, and there prepared for another
campaign, but was driven out by an ad-
vance of the British from Detroit under
Lieutenant. Governor Hamilton. The
latter announced his purpose OF recover
ing the Illinois region, but Colonel Clark
again marched against him from KS.
kaskia, and recovered Vncennes in the
following February. Governor Jefer-
son sent reinforccments from Virginia
and North Carolina, and Illinois re-
mained in American possession.-N. 7.
Sun
, 1878-08-01

Poor COMFORT. - No wonder that
Spaniards value the suns rays. To un-
derstand what the sun is for Spaniard,
it is necessary to live in q Spanish house,
and to see the unfortuuates gathered round
a brazero, the men in oyercoats with
shawls round their necks, and the women
in masses of mantles that render them
mere mummies. TIE brazero contains
charcoal ashes, and disseminates much
carbonic acid, but very little heat. When
the vapors become unbearabIe, the mis-
tress of the house rises, searches eagerly
in all the drawers of oil the tables, and
finally returns with few juniper seeds,
which are gravely burned 10 the brazero,
and the atmosphere is considered pur-
fed. Whenever tine sun shines, however,
it is pleasantly warm, and the promen-
ades are arranged 80 that people may sun
themselves on the PAseo like lizards on
an old wall. And they avail themselves
of the privilege, too.
, 1878-08-01
Editor and Proprietor
Four MaidenS

Love reposes with happy face
Her hands light folded upon her breast
Her neck content with her hairs embrace
A vision Of perfect rest
Romance yearns with hungercd eyes,
And reaches her arms TO the lifeless air;
When she compasses blessing 1t dleS'
For she thought it on one more fair
Hone is hid with a painted face
We see but her eye, but her eye is wan;
Her breast is a sunken and empty place;
Her locks are disherded or Gone'
Truth has vigor Of lip and brow:
Her step is steady; her arm is strong;
She carries weapon false foes to cow
And her passion is hate OF wrong.
Truth is mighty and will prevail;
Hope is mast, deaths head above;
Romance ia fragrant and fair and frail;
But the dearest of all is Love-
Harvey HoUard.
, 1878-08-01

she put her hand into Johns, and thej
wandered off into the conservatory TO
finish their explanation.
Mr.. Cleve Sullivan found himself at
that moment in the most trying circum-
stances of his life. The real Clementne
Marat stood looking down at a flower no
the carpet, and evidently expecting him
to resume the tender attitude he had
been accustomed to bear toward her. He
was man Of quick decisions where his
own interests were concerned, and it did
not take him half a minute to review his
position and determine what to do. This
plain blonde girl without fortune was not
the girl he could marry; she had de-
ceived him, too-he had n sudden and Sc
we're spasm of morality; his confidence
was broken; he thought it was very poor
sport to play with mans most sacred
feelings; he had been deeply disap.
pointed and greved, etc, etc.
"Iave you done, sir2" at length she
asked, lifting to his face pair of blue
eyes scntillating with scOrn and anger,
81 promised you my final answer to
your suit when we met in New York.
You have spared me that trouble. Good
evening, SIR"
Clementine showed to no one her dis
appointment, and she probably soon re-
covered from it. Her life was full of
many other pleasant plans and hopes,
and she could well afford to let a selfsh
lover pass out of it. She remained with
her friend until after the marriage be-
tween her and John Selden had been con-
summated; and then Cleve saw her
name among the list of passengers sail
ing on one particular day for Europe.
AS John and his bride left on the same
steamer, Cleve supposed, of course, she
had gone in their company.
Half year afterward he reiterated
this statement with great deal of un-
necessary emphasis. He was just but
toniug his gloves preparatory to starting
for his afternoons drive, when an old ac
quantance hailed him.
"Oh, it's that fool Belmar," he NUT
tered; II shall have to offer him ride.
l thought he was in Paris. Hello,
Belmar, when did YOU get back3 Have
rideN
"No, thank you. l have promised my
wife to ride with her this afternoon
"Your wife! When were you married2'
Last month in Paris"
"And the happy lady was"
"Why thought you knew; everyone
is talking about my good fortune. Mrs.
BeImar is old Paul Marat's only child.'
"WhatW
miss Clementinc Marat. She brings
me nearly $6,00O,Oo0 in money and real
estate and heart beyond all price"
"How on earth did you meet her2"
'She was travelling with Mr.. and Mrs.
Selden--yOu know John Selden. She
has lived with Mrs. Selden ever since she
left school; they were friends when they
were girls together"
Cleve gathered up his reus, and
nodding to Mr.. Frank Belmar, drove at a
Enable rate up the avenue and through
the park. He could not trust himself to
speak to anyone, and when he did the
remark which he had made to himself
in strict confidence was not tlatterng.
For once Mr.. CIeve Sullivan told Mr.
Cleve Sullivan that he had beeg badly
punished, and THAT he well deserved it.
, 1878-08-01

THE largest steamboat running up
Long Island sound is probably the Has.
sachusetts, $40 feet long by 80 feet wide,
and provided with steam steering appa.
ratus, steel boilers, gas works and electric
bells. The cylinder is seven and a
half feet in diameter. She can provide
for 1000 passengers, and was built by
John Roach,
, 1878-08-01

A New HAMPSHIRE court has given a
boy who stole two postage stamps, Of the
value of twelve cents, fourteen months in
the State Prison.
, 1878-08-01

SHARP and Intelligent rascals are more
respected by the world than virtuOus
fools.
National Republican., 1878-10-11
A GOOD SHOW IN THE TwENTy-FIRsT
PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT.

There seems to be better show for sue
cess in the tweuty-frst Pennsylvania dis
trict than for several years past The dis
and Greene counties, all Democratic, and
giving an aggregate majority Of over 1000.
The Democratic candidate, MORGAN a.
WISE, of Greene, however, is decidedly un-
popular, on account ofalleged delinqucncics
connected with the internal-revenuc service,
and so shameful were his shortcomings in
this connection that several of the Demo-
cratic papers in the district openly rcpudi-
ate him as their standlrd-bearcr and one
0f the counties lFaycttc), in convention, re-
fused to ratify the action of the Congress
sional conference in placing him i'll nomina-
tion. Added to this the district is largely
affected by the Grccnback- k-LlhOr element,
which Is more formidable, perhaps, than in
any other part Of the state, and has put in
nomination Colonel MCFARLATD, Of West
moreland, very popular man aad Demo-
CrIt.
The Republicans have nominated General
SILAS NJ. BAILY. Of Uuontown, whusc
record as a citizen aud soldier is uusur-
passed by any in the State. He went out
rs captain OF company, and from merit
alone was promoted to the colonelcy of the
gallant Eighth Pennsylvania Deserves, n
distinction that no officer in the array would
No ashamed of and none could better de-
serve. With such widespread and uncon-
ccaled dissatisfaction in the Dcmocuti,
ranks, and with npopular Grccmback camdi'
date in the field, the chances are reasonably
good for the return of a gallant soldier ant
sterling Republican from the district 50 lonl
aud faithfully represented by homes: jon:
CpvODr
National Republican., 1878-10-11
pEiiS ONIL.

JAMES GoRDoS BESNETr will soon return to Eu.
rope.
GIRLS are dstressnsly scarce in some parts Of
Kansas.
In. :. y. CHASE, L. ;. ~. Is quartercd at the Eb-
bitt House.
Ma THOMAS IIowsoN, of Philadelphia, is at the
Riggs House.
LrEvrESASr W. II. EVERETT, U. "a, is at the
PNrMA,rER PLrNKErr, l. :, ", is stopping at the
Metropolitan.
/. y. WIcKEI, of Key West Fla, Is stopping at
tho EbDilt House.
WILLIAM l.. JOHNSON, Of Utica, and J. W, FraliCk
of Pni,nlulpA!a, UrG At WOrmcys.
Hos. =. A. HAYT, Commissioner Of Indian AllalTs
has taken apartments at the EbDit! House,
HIS. Er"GSE HALE. Of Maine, came back from
Ohio yesterday, and Is II guest al WOrnIGys.
CulIrN, the Washington labor agitutor, used TO
keep al Ice cream saloon In BaiuJridgc, Ga.
MR. sU,AN NORRIS. bride Of three r.crks com.
mttgd suicide at Alexander CITY, Ala, last week.
| Is CJpch BchGr, India, II a man cannot pay
debt lie has TO assign his wife 10 his creditor as
| Curty
| Or, DRowx, of Rockport Ky, has resolved no, to
| trim his hair I'LL Democratic PFcsdsnt has been
| elCcleL
O.gKA East and West Minnie Hauck Is raising
! the air In New York Tommy Hawk is whooping
| 1t on the Plains.
MIR. SIDNEY LASIER, the poet, Is to deliver II
cOurse Of lectures GU shakespeare at the Peabody
| Institute In Baltimore.
JoHN B COUCH has returned to London from the
'bulllltl ulll DtbuH hJIlSa VI ItCluIcA III AlI
! Spurgcyn's tabernacle.
CT MYERS, Of Philadelphia; J. W. Kcifer, of
! Springfield, Ohio and L. =. Stratton, OF New York
! are guests at the Ebbiu House.
G. A. sALA In his letters from Paris, says that the
cuisine at several places In New York is superior to
that Of any restaurant In Paris.
DIR. CARVER intends TO make a tour OF Europe,
Australia and Africa. lie will then return " Cali
| fOTnia and retire from public life.
POsfNAsTER.GE ESEAL KEY and party will leave
! San Francisco to-day for Ogden, where they will
make brief stay before returning 10 the East,
WV BUTLER and Charles p. Morse Of Bo,ton,
| aud J. W. MaCEey, H. ROsenor, and J. GodCheGux,
| Of San francisco, are stopping ut tho Arlington.
BI,IOr PISKSEY may be expected to preach In
Christ church Rockville, ON Sunday, tic 2Dth OF
October, al Cleyem o'clock a. m and seven p. IN.
THE JNpancse Minister will lcaYe Washington In
few days for visit home, aud Will not return I'LL
next spring lie and his wife are great society IA
YUTes
COUNT WILLIAM BIsMARCK, the son of the Prince,
and the youngest member Of the krirhstaS, Is q
jovial, hearty ty-lOOking person 50 clever that he
would have future before him even II !e wcEc not
| tho sou Of 20 powerful man.
SGESERAL BRADY was In the city yesterday, but
leI again Lass vrellng lie Waited tLs FVss'V A4.o
National Republican., 1878-10-11

nence, to offer you some advice. have been
In the midst Of political agitation since you
were born, and have been In Congress TO see
tue mistakes Of eight Presidents. There is no
one In Washington who has seen so much OF
politics here as |, and / wanted to say TO you
that you are making great blundcr II you
place any trust In the promises aud assurances
OF these Southern Democrats. They will Hat
ter you and court you rs long as you are any
use to them, but when they have got what
they want they will kick you and malign you.
They are an ungrateful, hypocritical set OF
rascals, and ! hope you will have nothing to do
with them"
IL am obliged for your kindness Senator"
replied the President, but am sure you are
mistaken. ] have seen a good deal Of Senators
HILL, and GORDON, and LANAR, and others,
to whom suppose you Glludc, and respect
them very highly"
So | hear" said tho veteran Senator, as he
took his hat; and III be blankcd Ii it's auy
credit to you.'
The President without proper anprccin-
ton became the dupe of these three men.
They used him as Senator HAMLIN pre-
dicted; but the moment that he discovers
how utterly sinister they have been in all
their professions of friendship and attach
mcnt, and shrinks from gratifying all their
demands for consideration, then they turn
upon him in unrestminablc rage. In this
instance HILL is the first to make public
demonstration OF the changed disposition
that is possessed by them all. lie dc.
nounces the President as an accomplice in a
great iiaud that has been perpctrated upon
the country in his occupancJ of the Execu-
five Clnir He dives deem into the bitter
ness of his disappointed heart for motives OF
thought and expression that will crafty Lis
intensified hate under disappointment, and
throws of all disguise of respect or even Of
friendship. In this attitude he accepts the
phone arship of the trinity, and for the pres
cnt rejects the feelings Of all-GORDoN, LA
MAR, and HILL. The time for them to un.
mask their batteries has not, but will come
sooner or later.
National Republican., 1878-10-11

THE Fiatists who yet remain above waite
are encouraged by the discovery that JOHN
c. CALHOUN was zone Of 'em" while he was
on earth. lie was, indeed; and at the same
time Repudiationist, Nullticationist, and
Secessionist But that eminent weather.
cocl,ian statesman, X, NJ. 7. HUNTER, of
Virginia, has unearthed this almost-iorgot-
ten phase OF CALHoUN's Kaleidoscope, but
always dcmogogicul theories, and puts them
before the public in the following sophisti-
cal style:
We have tried the experiment Of a currency
protesting to be convertible into specie on dc
maud. Failure, inequality, aud distress have
attended the trial. Give US one based ON pub
lie credit, In which everybody Is interested,
based on rcceivability for public dues, as pro.
posed by that mastermnd, JONI c, CALHOUN,
aud sec to what extent relief will be afforded.
"Mastermind is very good in this con-
ncction; but will Nj HUNTER or some of
National Republican., 1878-10-11

WASHINGTON is now honored with the
distinction of owning, so to speak, the cham
pion long-range rifle shot.of the world. Mr.
J. VI. TARTELLo, whose remarkable score of
22i out Of possible 225 at Bcnning's n
fortnight ago was duly recorded in our news
columns, is the man to whom we refer.
The Graphic of Wednesday reproduccs one
Of BRApYs photographs of him, and in a
brief sketch of his life docs not forget to
say that he is a native of this city. OF
course we are all proud of him, as We have
also good reason to be proud Of our Column
bia lutlc Association, from the membership
Of which the boss rilc-team will in time DC
snlrrtrl
National Republican., 1878-10-11

his fellow-rag- -babyites tell us when the
experiment of currency really, not pro-
fessedly, convertible into specie on demand
resulted in failure, inequality, or distressH
The trouble has been that the fluctuations
of non-convertible currency, with their
consequent distress, have been charged upon
our present greenback system, which is
now, for the first time, approaching COM
plete demonstration. After the 1st Of
january next, when resumption shall have
been accomplished, these troubles will be
avoided, and the Fiatists will have nothing
to prate about. Meanwhile they may try,
but will not succeed, TO hide from the reo-
pie the bancful experience of every age
siEce the world began when the experiment
Of irredeemablc money has been tried.
National Republican., 1878-10-11

A P0s,-erior splinter accompanied the
party of dignitarics and private citizens
who visited Montpelier, the home and grave
OF President MADISON, last Wednesday, rs
an invited guest. On his return he wrote
and published IN account Of the trip, in
which he coulr,>cs with harefaCcd impu-
dcEce that he had played the part of caves
droppcr; but the account is u gross eNa-ge-
ration or Misrepresentation OF conversations
ovcr,ivo'd ~ him. \ more outrageous abuse
Of the lights Of hospitality than this sell
dom occurs. but it was the natural result
of Tie iuiiscr, tion of the manages Of tic
exclusion. They invited aud admitted the
presence Of this person in their so-called
"dCad.hcad" car,
National Republican., 1878-10-11

IT should be understood that the gerry
mander of Ohio by the Democracy robbed
the Republicans of their legitimate majori-
ties in all the Congressional districts of the
State except iive-the fourth, seventeenth,
eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth
leaving the seventh doubtful. The proper
way, then, to reckon the Congressional
gains and losses in that State is upon basis
offourtcen Democrats, five Republicans, and
one doubtful. Under such q calculation the
Democratic consolation derived from Tues
days election dwindles down to very
small morscl.
National Republican., 1878-10-11

THE remarkable contest for reelection to
Congress made By the'lIIon. CHARLES Fos-
TER will ever remain Que OF the most graft
flying features Of the late campaign in Ohio.
His district had been so gerrymandcred by
the Democrats as to place him, as the most
promising Republican candidate therein, in
n minority of nearly 5000 But he has re-
duccd the majority against him and his
party to less than 1000, 1t was gallant
struggle under gallant leader, who de-
served Il better fate 1t is to be hoped 1t
awaits him In the not far distant future.
National Republican., 1878-10-11

Department but did not assume charge Mr. Haren
continuing to perform the duties Of Acting Pot
master-General.
The Crown Princess of Germany has been stay.
ing at Homburp and delghtlng the people by the
simplicity of her existence. She went to the spring
with her children every morning, nrrayod In q
plain costume Of buii linen.
REV. ARCHIBALD BAKER, prominent Prcsbyte.
rian minister, long the pastor Of that church at
Salisbury, died at Floral College, Robeson County,
n, e., oh Wednesday. He ha been for several
years president Of Floral College.
JAMES A. WHITNEY. Of New York; Thomas y.
Reese, Of Richmond; ". u. Kerr. of New York; S.
&. Woodruff Of Buffalo; Mr.. aud Mrs. Fry, ot New
York; Thomas Stephenson, nfClevelnud, aud Alex
Lyons Of Baltimore, are ut the Riggs llOuSc.
National Republican., 1878-10-11

ADvICEs from the fourth Congressional
district of Virginia are most ilattering for
the return of DR.. JORGENsEN by an un-
prcccdented majority. A writer at Green's
vile Court-I House says of the Republican
meeting on Monday 1t was immense and
" wonderfully enthusiastic, The reports
" from the various counties Is most encour-
aging aud everything augur, WELL From
the second, or Norfolk district, our reports
are equally hopeful. Major DEzENDoRF
has entered the canvass with his usual vim,
making no less than twelve speeches last
week, in which he made the fur fly" from
Lls fraudulent opponent, GOODE. ThGpeople
National Republican., 1878-10-11
Ask No boot of Them.

TWheCIlnB InloTIlgeNCer.I
Whatever may be the political complexion Of the
next COmgrCs. there i decided comfort for honest
men In the thought that before Il meets specie pay
lnuuts Will have become an established usage, and
with steady stream of coin OF its equivalent CON.
ing tu the country In payment for our exports, the
question will soon hC eliminated from the politics
Gf the country. We are selling hundreds or mil.
lions nfdOllars worth Of produce annually more
than we are buying, and before the,neXt Congress
meets we will ask no boot Of the cRntrcsumpUUnist
PUY.I,IANs recommend Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup
when al other medicines full, certain cure for
Br,m'nlis sore Throat. and Coughs or Colds Of
long Standing For sale by all Druggists.
National Republican., 1878-10-11

BEN HILLS assault upon the President is
o very strong argument against Southern
supremacy. 1t shows that there is neither
gratitude, respect, nor genuine loyalty cx-
tant there outside the Glasses known as car
pct-baggcrs, scalawags, and niggcrs. All
else is t~cachcry, allied to tlattery and de-
ceit, and bodies no good to the peace and
prosperity of the nation.
National Republican., 1878-10-11
Fallen Upon Strange Times.

hungry horde Of southern claimants are wait
Ing aud watching for Republican defeat aud dis.
a stcr, 10 press their demands upon the National
Treasury The Republican party lies hnuna aud
chained In the Southern StRtcs-free speech pro-
hibltCd, suffrage withheld. protection denied tho
promise Of the Constitution viulaicd-nud yet Re
publican orators feel cnIlr upon 70 drclaim for
hours the questions Of the day" Gnd pass these
facts by rs unworthy Of even single aliuslOn.
AssmrrllY We hNNC flllCn Mnnn strangG timCs.
National Republican., 1878-10-11

EX-GOyEREoR ). +. AXTELL, of New
Mexico, writes from Santa Fe asking that
we correct personal which was clipped
from some exchange and inserted in TIiE
REPCHLICAN, in effect that he is Mormon
bishop. IIr says " l am not now, nor have
81 ever been, a Mormon nor Mormon
"bishop.' We take pleasure in making the
correction